Mud Snake
Scientific Name: Farancia abacura
Photo Credits: Eric Stine
This non-venomous watersnake has a shiny black body and red bars extending on both sides. Mud snakes live in swamps, marshes, Carolina bays, and other slow-moving bodies of water. They eat small frogs, tadpoles, and aquatic salamanders.
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