| That appears to be a red rat snake which is common in Florida. Thare are many color variations of them. Also called corn snakes they are a very beneficial animal as their name implies. |
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| The picture is not very clear but I do not see the dark stripe behind the eye that the southern banded watersnakes usually have. The rat snakes of the southern peninsula are very often more drab in color than their northern cousins which led me to my answer. The banding on the upper body appears to be broken also. Frankly I am not convinced either way now. |
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