Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Residential Areas—Preventing Encounters

This document is WEC221, one of a 4-part series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation entitled "Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Residential Areas", UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2007. Revised July 2007, March 2009, February 2016, January 2023, and May 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. Accompanying documents by Dr. Johnson related to dealing with snakes in a variety of settings are available at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_A23708620.