SNAKES ON THE BOAT!!!

Captain Mike DeStefano called me over to his dock today to check out a situation he had on his boat. There was a hissing snake under the seat of the boat.  I thought it was a Copperhead but after Mike's grandchild did some google research we found it was a harmless Corn snake.  We got it off the boat unharmed

Corn snakes are not an endangered species. However, they are listed by the state of Florida as a Species of Special Concern because they face habitat loss and destruction in the lower Florida Keys. Corn snakes are often mistaken for copperheads and killed. They are also popular as pets. They are the most frequently bred snake species for pet purposes. However they are sometimes captured in the wild to be sold as pets. This does not seem to pose a serious threat to this species at this time.

Corn snakes help to control rodent populations that may otherwise spread disease.


All or part of this information was provided by the Animal Diversity Web and Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan