Mud Snake Animal Pictures
Farancia abacura
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Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura reinwardtii)
mud snake showing its red and black belly
Mud snakes are almost completely aquatic and only leave the water to lay eggs, brumate, and escape a drying waterway.
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Mud snakes mainly feed on giant salamanders and live wherever they can find prey in fresh or brackish water.
Mud Snake Illinois Wildlife
