Welcome to fortmyerssnakes.com! I am David, a snake enthusiast living in Fort Myers, FL. Many people don't know that Fort Myers is in fact full of snakes! You just need to know where to find them - they can often be shy and elusive. Some Florida snake species are more common outside of the city limits, in different parts of Lee County FL, but many types of snakes are indeed common in the more urban parts of Fort Myers. This guide is meant to help educate you about the beautiful snakes of Fort Myers, and to help you identify the most common snakes of Fort Myers, as well as the venomous snakes of Fort Myers that you should learn to recognize and avoid. If you want more detail, click here for my complete list of ALL snake species in Fort Myers. Remember the following:
- Most snakes of Fort Myers are harmless and don't want to encounter you
- Venomous snakes exist but are uncommon in Fort Myers, Florida
- Snakes eat rats and mice and are a valuable part of the Florida ecosystem
- Never kill a snake - if you leave a snake alone, it will leave you alone.
Common Snake Species in Fort Myers
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Venomous Snake Species in Fort Myers
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If you're unsure, you can email me a photo of the snake at info@fortmyerssnakes.com and I will email you back with the snake's species. If you found a snake skin, read my Found a Skin? page, and you can email me a photo of the skin, and I'll identify the snake for you. If you need professional Fort Myers snake removal help, click my Get Help page, or see the below website sponsor I found, who provides that service.
Are there any animals that catch and kill snakes?
The Predators of the Snake
Snakes seem like scary creatures with few predators. They can slither away and they can hide, making them hard for anyone to catch. Besides, what would want to catch one? They do not seem like a great meal option, at least to most humans. There are animals out there that like to eat them, though. There are tons of animals that hunt them. Successfully, too, as they have quite a few predators. The predators do depend on the location. Not all snakes have the same predators, as not all predators are in the same locations. It depends entirely on the type of snake and the location.
Common Predators
Birds, gators, large mammals, and larger snakes are all predators – and they are only some of them. Anything large that can capture the snake is a potential predator. Snakes do not have a lot of self-defense. They rely on their slithery, hard-to-catch bodies to get away and keep themselves safe. They can bite, or use venom if they are venomous, but that is if they can get the bite. If the snake cannot bite, or has no venom, the predator has an easy kill. That is, if the snake is out in the open. Snakes can hide and will use tall grass, objects, trees, rocks, and whatever else for shelter. This keeps the snakes out of the view, mostly, of predators. Snakes must live in areas with cover to keep themselves away from predators.
Locations
The exact predators and the type of shelter depend on the location. Not all locations are equal, obviously. Some areas may have trees and canopies and rocks, with birds flying overhead, while others may be in swamps with gators. There are tons of animals, big and small, that will go after snakes. Snakes all over the globe, in deserts and in forests and in all other types of environments, have predators. To learn more about specific predators, you have to look at specific locations. Even massive pythons have their own predators. It all depends on what is in the area. All animals in their natural habitats have predators. Snakes, too, have predators. There are different types, depending on the location, but they all pose a serious threat to snakes and can easily grab and kill one. It is part of any healthy ecosystem. Like snakes have their own prey, snakes are prey to other animals.
Remember, the term is not poisonous snakes of Fort Myers, it's venomous snakes of Fort Myers. Poison is generally something you eat, and venom is injected into you. That said, dangerous snakes are very rare in Fort Myers. The few venomous snakes of Lee County are rarely seen. But they are commonly misidentified, so learn about all the snake species of Fort Myers in order to correctly identify them. These snakes are usually also found in the surrounding towns of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, Estero, Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach, North Fort Myers, Alva, Captiva, Saint James City, San Carlos Park, Bokeelia, Matlacha, Cypress Lake, Gateway, Buckingham, Punta Rassa, Three Oaks, Iona, Whiskey Creek, Fort Myers Shores, Burnt Store Marina, Pine Manor, Pineland, Suncoast Estates, Pine Island Cente, Palmona Par, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Tice, Page Park, Villas, Harlem Heights, McGregor, Olg and the surrounding areas.
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