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The mud snake is one of a few animals which may be the origin of the hoop snake myth. J.D. Willson writes: Mud snakes are sometimes known as “hoop snakes” because of the myth that they will bite their own tail and roll after people. [3] The hoop snake myth has also been attributed to the coachwhip snake.
Farancia abacura abacura (Holbrook, 1836) – eastern mud snake; Farancia abacura reinwardtii (Schlegel, 1837) – western mud snake; Farancia erytrogramma – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma (Palisot de Beauvois, 1802) – rainbow snake
Prairie Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus arnyi. Great Plains Rat Snake Elaphe guttata [2] Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta. Western Fox Snake Elaphe vulpina. Western Mud Snake Farancia abacura reinwardtii [3] Plains Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon nasicus nasicus [2] Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos. Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis ...
Mud snake. The mud snake, or Farancia abacura, is a nonvenomous, aquatic snake living in the southern United States, according to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory at the University of Georgia ...
Northern Ringneck Snake: everywhere but central 2/3: uncommon: minimal Farancia abacura reinwardtii: Western Mud Snake: southwestern tip: state endangered (extirpated) minimal Heterodon platirhinos: Eastern Hognose Snake: throughout: uncommon: minimal Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster: Prairie Kingsnake: southwest, southcentral, and along ...
In fact, it has been spotted in all but six of Ohio's 88 counties, according to the Reptile of Ohio Field Guide by the Division of Wildlife. The snakes are stout and can range from 24–42 inches ...
Phrontis tiarula, common name the western mud nassa, is a species of small sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
The Lake Erie watersnake varies in its appearance. Males can reach 59–71 cm (23–28 in) in length, while females can reach 80–88 cm (31–35 in). [7] The subspecies is closely related to the northern watersnake, but its dorsal brown bands are less prominent, giving it a more uniformly gray appearance.