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Is this a Mud Snake
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Posted by ficus20 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 24, 09 at 19:32
| My hubby located this snake with her eggs this morning under a several bags of leaves. We couldn't see her head and thought it could be a poisonous snake. We have never seen this kind of snake and according to websites, she shouldn't be in Florida. Can anyone educate me about her. I feel bad about what we did now that we know more about the Mud Snake. I don't know how to post the pics. Perhaps 2 dozen eggs and the nest was about 20 feet from the water. |
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RE: Is this a Mud Snake
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| If you have a picture you can email it to me. For future reference and a bit of trivia, all venomous snakes in the United States except coral snakes are livebearers (not egg layers). Mud snakes are indeed egg-laying. |
RE: Is this a Mud Snake
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| I thought that Coral Snakes where egg layers...... |
RE: Is this a Mud Snake
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| Yes coral snakes are egg layers. All other venomous snakes in the United States are live bearers. |
RE: Is this a Mud Snake
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| I know this is quite late, but yes, mud snakes are native to Florida and gorgeous snakes. Unless you're in the extreme northern end of our state, the only four snakes you have to worry about are Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, Dusky pygmy rattlesnakes, Cottonmouths (Water moccasins), and Coral snakes, all four are easy to recognize once you learn what they look like. Without a picture I can't tell you for sure if it was a mud snake or not, but I can tell you I'd just about kill to find one in my yard... |
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