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Mud Snake
Farancia abacura
Description
Aquatic; body black with low lateral red blotches; belly bright red
Stats
Size
40 - 54 inches
Status
Extirpated
Similar Species
Copperbelly water snake
Diet
Salamanders, fish
Habitat
Cypress swamps and marshes
Reproduction
Egg-laying - up to 12 eggs laid in July will hatch in September; the only North American snake that broods its eggs
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