Those are Pipefish and they are fairly common in the area.
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Walter- I came up from Cape Coral hit the beach at 1pm . I want to try a new beach so i went to stump pass beach. I did not take my scuba gear because I was not sure of the weather (should have) I just snorkled around. I found more teeth in the sand on the beach then in the water.
Next time I'll dive out to the 17-20ft
range and check around.