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SNAKES: Farancia (Mud Snake)

Behaviour The snakes of this genus are typically semi-aquatic. Living in the muddy edges of slow moving, permanent water sources. Their diet consists primarily of amphiumas, eels, and sirens. Breeding occurs in early spring, and eggs are laid in a burrow near the water in early summer. The clutch ... Farancia abacura - Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky. Continue reading

The Naturalist's Angle: Wapanocca on the way home

From the brief glimpse I got, I'm pretty sure it was a Mississippi Green Water Snake (N. cyclopion)... a species I've never caught before. It wouldn't be at all surprising if it was. They're not rare or endangered... somehow I've just ... Continue reading

Water Snake Mississippi Green behavior

Mississippi Green Watersnakes, a threatened species, generally keep to themselves. These lovely snakes appear unassuming and are not poisonous, but sadly, they are often mistaken for venomous Cottonmouths and killed.

They will bite when they feel threatened, but are not poisonous.
They are becoming increasingly difficult to find and are listed as threatened in some areas. Often they are destroyed by people who mistake them for the poisonous Cottonmouth, and their quiet habitats are being destroyed in addition to the aquatic vegetation eaten by their prey.

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