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Mud Snake

Farancia abacura abacura

Description:

Eastern Mud Snake

Habitat:

High grass at verge of drainage ditch by forest service road.

Notes:

This is a small specimen. I found another one, much heavier and just over 5 feet in length on 16 January 2011 at Marrington Plantation in Goose Creek SC

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3 Comments

JackieHolmesBurns
JackieHolmesBurns 11 years ago

Hi, Paul. I look forward to seeing your photos on here. And always happy to see a mud snake!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Oh wow! Such pretty colors!

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Awesome spotting Paul! There are very few Mud Snake spottings on Project Noah, so thanks for this contribution. I love their ventral coloration.

PaulKalbach
Spotted by
PaulKalbach

South Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 30, 2010
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012

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