A snake in the garage or coiled by the pool pump will stop anyone in their tracks. We provide snake removal in Clermont, FL day and night, and we’ll tell you exactly what species you’re dealing with. Most snakes we catch are harmless. Some are not. Either way, the answer is the same: keep your distance and let a pro handle it.
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This end of Lake County has a lot of snake country packed close to homes. Wooded ravines run between neighborhoods, sandy hillsides hold burrows, and the Clermont Chain of Lakes gives water snakes a highway right to the backyard. Snakes follow food and cover, and both are easy to find here.
Snake Removal Clermont FL Families Call First
When you call, we ask where the snake is, what it looks like and whether it’s still in sight. If it’s inside, close the door to that room and put a towel along the bottom. If it’s outside, keep kids and pets away and watch it from a safe distance so you can tell us where it went.
Do not try to catch it, pin it or kill it. Most bites happen when people try to handle a snake. We come out, identify it, capture it with the right tools and relocate it according to Florida wildlife rules.
Venomous Snakes to Watch For
Four venomous species live in Central Florida. You don’t need to memorize them, but it helps to know they’re around.
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Large, heavy-bodied, with a diamond pattern down the back.
- Dusky pygmy rattlesnake. Small and gray with dark blotches; easy to miss in leaf litter.
- Cottonmouth (water moccasin). Thick, dark snake found near lake edges, ditches and retention ponds.
- Eastern coral snake. Red, yellow and black bands; shy, but its venom is potent.
The Harmless Ones You’ll See More Often
Most calls end with good news. The southern black racer is the fast, glossy black snake that shoots across driveways. Rat snakes, including the red rat snake (corn snake) and yellow rat snake, climb well and show up in garages, sheds and even attics hunting rodents. Garter, ribbon and ring-necked snakes are small and timid. Along the shores of Lake Minnehaha and Lake Louisa, brown water snakes are often mistaken for cottonmouths.
These snakes eat rodents, frogs and insects, so they do real work. Still, nobody wants one in the laundry room. We remove them just as carefully.
A photo taken from a safe distance helps. Send it when you call and we can often tell you right away whether the snake in your Clermont yard is a threat. Use your phone’s zoom instead of walking closer.
Where Snakes Come From Around Your Home
Homes that back up to the wooded ravines between subdivisions see more snakes, plain and simple. So do houses near Lake Louisa State Park, where a big block of natural land meets backyard fences. Sandy hillsides give snakes old burrows to hide in, and a lot of yards built on former citrus land still border scrub and brush.
Inside the property, snakes look for cool, dark, quiet spots, especially during the hottest part of a Clermont summer day. Our inspection checks the places they like most.
- Garage door seals and the gap under side doors
- Pool equipment pads, pump housings and pavers
- Woodpiles, stacked pots and landscape timbers
- Gaps around AC lines, plumbing and dryer vents
Keeping Snakes From Coming Back
Removing one snake doesn’t fix the reason it came. If rodents are living in your garage or attic, rat snakes will keep hunting there. We look for signs of rats and mice and close the holes they use, then seal snake-sized gaps around doors, vents and utility lines as part of our wildlife exclusion work.
Outside, keep grass short along the house, move woodpiles away from walls and clear debris off the slab edge. Fewer hiding spots means fewer surprises. If raccoons or other animals are also raiding your trash, our raccoon removal team can deal with that on the same visit.
Serving Clermont and Nearby Towns
We take snake calls across South Lake County, including Minneola and Groveland, and into Orange County. Neighbors to the east can check our Winter Garden wildlife removal page. For everything else we handle locally, start at Clermont wildlife removal.
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Snake Removal Questions from Clermont Homeowners
Is that dark snake by the lake a cottonmouth?
Maybe, but often it’s a brown water snake, which is harmless and very common along the Chain of Lakes. The two are hard to tell apart at a glance, even for people who grew up here. Treat any thick, dark snake near the water as dangerous, back away, and let us identify it.
Why do we see more snakes in neighborhoods near Lake Louisa State Park?
The park is a large stretch of natural habitat, and snakes don’t know where it ends. Homes along its edges and along the wooded ravines that connect to it get regular traffic from snakes looking for food, water and shade. Sealing your garage and clearing cover helps a lot.
Will you come out at night for a snake in the house?
Yes. We answer wildlife emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Keep the snake confined to one room if you can by closing the door and blocking the gap underneath. Then stay out and let us know where it was last seen when we arrive.
What happens to the snake after you catch it?
Native snakes are released on the property where they were caught or moved to suitable land of at least 40 acres in Lake County with the landowner’s permission, as Florida wildlife rules require. Release happens within 24 hours. Non-native species can’t legally be released anywhere.
Request a Free Inspection in Clermont
Tell us what you are hearing or seeing and we will call you back to set up an inspection. For a snake in the house, a bat in a living space or any emergency, call (904) 729-6285 now — we answer 24 hours a day.