It is the middle of the night and I have just studied the snake guide.
I copied this from that guide Cassie linked. Maybe it's just a ..............
Mud Snake
Kenneth L. Krysko photo.
Scientific name: Farancia abacura.
The following key will separate the two subspecies of mud snakes that are found in Florida. If you are unable to distinguish between the subspecies based on the characteristics in the key below, you probably can do so using the geographic location alone.
1a The ends of 53 or more red to pink bars from the belly extend onto its sides; found throughout Florida, except the Florida Keys. Eastern Mud snake,
Farancia abacura abacura
1b The ends of 52 or fewer reddish pink bars extend from the belly onto its sides; extreme western panhandle.
However, the belly marking look more like splotches than bands.....I am not going to ask it to sit for a painting....!
Last edited by graciegirl; 11-26-2008 at 06:20 AM.
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