So this morning when leaving the house, I heard a thunk on the car's windshield. A snake fell from the garage's roof.

After 50 miles I opened the hood and it was laying there. We tried to get it out but it was quite feisty and it got away. It went through a hole that leads to behind the fender. We pulled the fender liner and could not find it.

Anyways, does anyone know if this thing is venomous? ... It looks like a garden snake, but I just want to make sure.





J

 

native florida black snake.. non posionous.. protected state / endangered species...


taken from : http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/snakechart.htm

The Black Racer is probably the most common snake that I deal with in the Orlando area. It is almost a generic snake: thin and black, no special markings. Because of its blunt, truly snakelike nature, and its speed it seems to scare the heck out of ignorant people who can't identify it. I get all of these phone calls about a black snake, and even though a Cottonmouth can be totally black, I know the person on the phone is talking about a Black Racer. The Cottonmouth, or Water Moccasin, is much thicker than the Black Racer. It's also much slower, and has a large head. The Black Racer is usually 3' or 4' long, a little under 1" in diameter, and it has a light gray, almost white, belly. Most of all, it's fast!