Taylor Knowledge is power, so they say. Florida has a total of 44 species of snakes with 6 being poisonous. In our immediate neighborhoods 32 species occur with 4 being poisonous.
Pit vipers have triangular shaped heads and vertical pupils.
The fourth most venomous snake here is the Eastern Coral Snake. It is related to the Cobra. It has both a rounded head and round pupils. Look for its black nose. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is a habitat generalist.