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Beware! Dangerous or irritating critters found in Okaloosa County

This is a guide to some of the more irritating or dangerous animals you'll find in Okaloosa County, Florida. Become familiar with these critters so you can go outside, avoid them and enjoy yourself!

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Cottonmouth ¹
Agkistrodon piscivorus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake ²
Crotalus adamanteus

Pygmy Rattlesnake ¹
Sistrurus miliarius

Eastern Coral Snake ³
Micrurus fulvius

Copperhead ⁴
Agkistrodon contortrix

Southern Black Widow ⁵
Latrodectus mactans

Brown Widow ⁶
Latrodectus geometricus

Brown Recluse ⁷
Loxosceles reclusa

Brown Dog Tick ⁸
Rhipicephalus sanguineus

American Dog Tick ⁹
Dermacentor variabilis

Lone Star Tick ¹⁰
Amblyomma americanum

Gulf Coast Tick ¹¹
Amblyomma maculatum

Blacklegged Tick ¹²
Ixodes scapularis

Trombiculidae ¹³

Slenderbrown Scorpion ¹⁴
Centruroides gracilis

Hentz Striped Scorpion ⁷
Centruroides hentzi

Eastern Yellowjacket ¹⁵
Vespula maculifrons

Southern Yellowjacket ¹⁶
Vespula squamosa

Baldfaced Hornet ¹⁷
Dolichovespula maculata

Red Imported Fire Ant ¹⁸
Solenopsis invicta

Tropical Fire Ant ¹⁹
Solenopsis geminata

American Black Bear ²⁰
Ursus americanus

American Alligator ²¹
Alligator mississippiensis

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Beware! Dangerous or irritating critters found in Okaloosa County

Cottonmouth 1 Agkistrodon piscivorus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 2 Crotalus adamanteus

Pygmy Rattlesnake 1 Sistrurus miliarius

Eastern Coral Snake 3 Micrurus fulvius

Copperhead 4 Agkistrodon contortrix

Southern Black Widow 5 Latrodectus mactans

Brown Widow 6 Latrodectus geometricus

Brown Recluse 7 Loxosceles reclusa

Brown Dog Tick 8 Rhipicephalus sanguineus

American Dog Tick 9 Dermacentor variabilis

Lone Star Tick 10 Amblyomma americanum

Gulf Coast Tick 11 Amblyomma maculatum

Blacklegged Tick 12 Ixodes scapularis

Trombiculidae 13

Slenderbrown Scorpion 14 Centruroides gracilis

Hentz Striped Scorpion 7 Centruroides hentzi

Eastern Yellowjacket 15 Vespula maculifrons

Southern Yellowjacket 16 Vespula squamosa

Baldfaced Hornet 17 Dolichovespula maculata

Red Imported Fire Ant 18 Solenopsis invicta

Tropical Fire Ant 19 Solenopsis geminata

American Black Bear 20 Ursus americanus

American Alligator 21 Alligator mississippiensis