The mud snake is found in the southeastern United States, in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Apr 25, 2024 · The mud snake or red-bellied mud snake is a large, thick-bodied, mostly aquatic, nocturnal colubrid native to the southeastern United States. In local folklore, it is sometimes referred to as the hoop snake that takes its tail in its mouth and rolls downhill, its body circled in a vertical loop to chase down people.

The Mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a nonvenomous, semiaquatic snake native to the southeastern United States. This snake spends most of its time in the water but hibernates in cavities in soil or old tree stumps.

Description: The mud snake is a large (up to 81 in – 207 cm), non-venomous, highly-aquatic snake that is seldom seen because of its secretive habits. Adults are fairly heavy-bodied and are glossy black on the back.

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Mud snakes have been known as horned snakes because of their tendency to press the hardened tip of their tail into their captor\'s flesh. They are also known as hoop snakes for the tendency to lie in a circular coil.

Mar 8, 2022 · There are countless eerie swamps which local people believe to be haunted, and one less known resident of those swamps is the mud snake. This species also inhabits Georgia and Alabama, and co-exists with alligators, snapping turtles, cottonmouths and river otters.

Eastern Mud Snakes are nocturnal and may move overland during warm and humid or rainy periods. They may also be found occasionally during the day on banks under vegetation cover.

Description: The Mud Snake is a long, fairly heavy-bodied snake, and can reach up to 80 inches (207cm) in length. It is glossy black in coloration with a red checkerboard pattern on the belly that extends up to the sides. In some populations this belly coloration can be pink or white.