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Western Mud Snake

Farancia abacura reinwardtii

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Lifer, and had been on the top of my list for quite some time! Glossy black back with a bright red/orange belly with black checkers.

Habitat:

Caught in a bald cypress swamp surrounded by oak and pine forests at Caddo Lake NWR.

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Mud snake

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Comments (20)
SukanyaDatta
Gorgeous creature. Congrats on the great capture...fab shots; especially teh head shot.
Liana
Handsome snake indeed. Great pics Ashley! Love the closeup of the head in the first shot. Thank you for sharing!!! :)
pevans01
Very nice! Truly awesome find of a very reclusive species! My first catch ever was a foot long eastern mud snake and I've never come across another in the wild.
AshleyT
Thank you Rob and Raymundo!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow,just beautiful,great series Ashley,first photo is gorgeous,you get your mude snake :) congrats and thanks for sharing
sunnyjosef
Great spotting Ashley... Shot #1 is a stunner!!
Fyn Kynd
Still, I would have to drive many many many many hours to find them ;)
AshleyT
Thanks Tom and Fyn! He was right around 4 ft :) And I don't have all these cool herps where I live, have to drive many hours to find them. Totally worth it though :)
Fyn Kynd
Amazing snake and a big one too! So jealous of all the herps you have down there, we have like 7 :P
Tom15
Congrats on the lifer and what a beauty it is!
AshleyT
Thanks Mark! And yes Dan, everything about him is super cool :)
Mark Ridgway
Congrats!! What a gorgeous snake. I can see why you listed it.

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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 26, 2014

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