* snake key is perhaps the most remote out-island in the cedar keys. it lives up to it's name, being the home of water moccasins. archie carr wrote about this island in an essay and commented on the number of snakes, plus the fact that, back in the 30's, or 40's, not sure which, he found red mangroves and white mangroves intermixed with the stands of black mangoves along the shore line. snake key was once used as a quarantine island for those who had yellow fever during the 2nd seminole war and, perhaps, the civil war. because it is the fartherest of the out- islands, no mention has been made of it being settled by "white" settlers, although several shell middens attest to the fact that it was once the home of the earliest floridians, aka pre-colombian indians... it is a lovely island when viewed from the water but not many folks brave walking through it.
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