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Originally Posted by vette
When they broke ground in the Fruitland Park area, the contractors ran into a ton of black snakes. Usually the contractors kill or move snakes they find. I remember reading a news story that this particular snake was protected by the state and could not be harmed or even relocated. Apparently they are "good snakes" (not a phrase in my vocabulary) because they eat other snakes... even poisonous ones! Wonder if that was what the O P came upon.
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Sounds like a Indigo Snake - Federally protected in Florida and Georgia
They are the longest native snake in US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_indigo_snake
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