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The team spotted native brown water snakes and a large gator.
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
The snakes are believed to be northern water snakes and likely came from wetlands behind the hotel.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2023
The Florida water snake, or Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, is one of three southern water snake subspecies and indigenous to the Sunshine State.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
The fountain, built in 1888, has several nymphs, plus four key water elements, a water snake, sea horse, swan and reptile.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
The snakes are believed to be northern water snakes and likely came from wetlands behind the hotel.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2023
The Florida water snake, or Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, is one of three southern water snake subspecies and indigenous to the Sunshine State.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
The fountain, built in 1888, has several nymphs, plus four key water elements, a water snake, sea horse, swan and reptile.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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