North Florida Swampsnake (Seminatrix pygaea pygaea)

Created: July 2nd, 2012 - 11:13 AM
Last Modified: July 2nd, 2012 - 11:13 AM Entered by: Danielle Cromer
Record 115620

Country: United States		State: Florida	County: Alachua County	Time: 2012-07-01 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: paved garden path
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Notes

Found on paved path in front of residence. Not seen this species before, but there is marsh/swamp a few hundred yards behind the house, and this was shortly after very heavy rains from Tropical Storm Debby.

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Comments

Posted by Kyle Loucks on Jul 02, 2012 at 05:53 PM

lucky!

Posted by Jeff Teel on Jul 02, 2012 at 01:55 PM

Very cool looking snake. Like a poor man's Indigo.