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Local Florida Wildlife

Close view of a scarletsnake's red head and red, black, and pale body bands on sandy ground

Scarletsnake

Snake

Tersa sphinx moth seen from above on a green leaf, showing long narrow wings and orange-striped body

Tersa Sphinx

Butterfly and Moth

Coiled Timber Rattlesnake on pine needles with chevron bands visible

Timber Rattlesnake

Snake

Eastern Copperhead coiled among leaf litter with hourglass bands visible

Eastern Copperhead

Snake

Breeding male Blackpoll Warbler resting in a leafy Florida coastal hammock during spring migration

Blackpoll Warbler

Songbird

Large permit fish swimming over a Florida reef, showing its tall, flattened body and forked tail

Permit

Marine Fish

Eastern cicada killer wasp photographed from above in Florida, showing black abdomen with yellow markings and amber wings

Eastern Cicada Killer

Other Insect

American Eel swimming among rocks in a shallow stream

American Eel

Freshwater Fish

Breeding male Bay-Breasted Warbler perched in a leafy Florida woodland

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Songbird

Myrtle-form Yellow-Rumped Warbler perched in a Florida wax-myrtle showing yellow rump and side patches

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Songbird

Female banded garden spider with a pale striped abdomen hanging in an orb web among green plants

Banded Garden Spider

Spider

Dark Mole Salamander with pale flecks on damp forest floor

Mole Salamander

Salamander

Female Brown Widow spider in a sheltered web

Brown Widow

Spider

Adult male Cape May Warbler perched on a flowering shrub in Florida

Cape May Warbler

Songbird

Northern Waterthrush walking at the muddy edge of a shaded Florida wetland

Northern Waterthrush

Songbird

Red lionfish in profile above a sandy reef, showing red-and-white bands and long venomous dorsal spines

Red Lionfish

Marine Fish

Eastern Tiger Salamander with yellow blotches on leaf litter

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Salamander

Adult Wheel Bug showing toothed crest on a green leaf

Wheel Bug

Other Insect

Breeding male Blackburnian Warbler perched in a Florida tree canopy

Blackburnian Warbler

Songbird

Eastern Kingbird perched in open habitat showing dark upperparts and white underside

Eastern Kingbird

Songbird

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