LAND RIGHTS, YOURS OR THE SNAKES

From the Florida Forestry Assn. came a request to report sightings of rare snakes. See below.

It is not in this article, but my interpretation is that the FFA has worries that working timber on land in an area where the rare snake may be affected by whether the snakes are found in sufficient numbers to keep them off protected lists.  Since they spend much of their time underground, it is hard to make a reasonable estimate how many there are.

Some years ago, a blue flowered plant living in a slash pine habitat was close to being put on the protected list because few were located. Until it bloomed, a very short season, it was difficult to identify the plants. Before the hammer came down, in about a week, foresters took photos of millions in bloom in the pine woods and were able to continue BMP of their maturing trees.

If you are in the woods, please watch for short-tailed snake, hognose snake, and Florida pine snake.  Report sightings to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

When you need help with land, wild or in town, call me, Henry Rogers, CCIM, ALC at 904-421-8537

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Florida residents asked to report sightings of rare snakes

The Fish & Wildlife Conversation Commission requests notification from area residents who come across the snakes shown here: the short-tailed snake, top left; hognose snake, top right; and Florida pine snake, bottom row.
FWC / Special to the News Bulletin

By News Bulletin contributor

Published: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 17:49 PM.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists ask the public to report sightings of three rare snake species: Florida pine snake, southern hognose snake and short-tailed snake.
The three species are found in dry, upland habitats and spend most of their time underground.
All of these snake species have been petitioned for federal listing