CD/DVD Offer -
 Venomous Snakes of the Southeast

Florida is home to a great diversity of native snake species, only six of which are venomous. Your chances of being bitten by a venomous snake are quite low. Most people who are bitten are trying to handle, harass, or kill the snake, often because they aren't sure if it is dangerous. To avoid being bitten, you should learn to identify Florida's venomous snakes, and adopt a "leave them be" attitude. Dr. Steve Johnson, Assistant Professor of Urban Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida / IFAS Plant City Campus has developed an educational CD/DVD set that will teach you everything to know about venomous snake identification and safety, and will prepare you to deal with snakebite emergencies.

Educational CD/DVD Set

• CD Includes:

  Dealing with Snakes in Florida Schoolyards series
          (4 fact sheets)

  Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Residential Areas
          (4 fact sheets)

  "Black Snakes": Identification and Ecology
           (fact sheet)

  Two PowerPoint presentations
           (with speaking notes)

  BONUS!

  The Cuban Treefrog in Florida (fact sheet)

  Venomous Snake Information sheet (for kids)

  Florida Frogs coloring sheets (art by Dale A. Johnson)

• DVD includes:

            Venomous Snakes and Specimens
                        - video presentations by Dr. J

• To receive your free CD/DVD set, email monicaem@ufl.edu

Educational Poster
(Limit two per household, please -- additional copies available for educational purposes)

• Venomous Snakes of the Southeast Poster (All, 3MB pdf)

  Venomous snakes of the southeastern United States shown in full color along with species and habitat descriptions for all six venomous species, images of harmless "look-alikes", characteristics of venomous snakes (southeast US), and instructions for responding to venomous snakebite. Full size copies of this poster are available by email  - monicaem@ufl.edu, while supplies last. Limit two per household, please (additional copies available for educational purposes).

  **Please note that this poster ONLY covers the venomous snake species found in the southeastern United States.

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