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Mud snake frenzy
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:10 am
Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:10 am
Been catching a few Western mud snakes lately…we got 17 in the past 5 nights. Best night was Monday - me & my buddy got 6 in 29 minutes. Love is in the air this month so they’re on the move. 4 Friday, (skipped Saturday), 4 Sunday, 6 Monday, 3 Tuesday.
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Posted on 5/22/24 at 11:56 am to TigrrrDad
I always get the hibby jibbys just looking at your pics. But to each his own.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 12:00 pm to TigrrrDad
you ever rub them down with vaseline after they shed
beautiful serpent...
beautiful serpent...
Posted on 5/22/24 at 12:01 pm to TigrrrDad
always loved those guys. very pretty snakes.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 1:57 pm to TigrrrDad
But why?
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:40 pm to TigrrrDad
Pretty snakes.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 9:58 pm to Catahoula20LSU
Cool! Great shots as usual
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:30 am to TigrrrDad
Gorgeous animal.
I found my first one in south Louisiana when I was 10 or so. I had no idea what I was looking at until I went back to my room and checked out my trusty LDWF poster:
Red bellied mud snake down here.
I found my first one in south Louisiana when I was 10 or so. I had no idea what I was looking at until I went back to my room and checked out my trusty LDWF poster:
Red bellied mud snake down here.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:55 am to TigrrrDad
I’ve always thought those looked really cool, how’s their temperament? Are they as prone to bite as a lot of water snakes? Most of the water snakes near me in Tennessee are dicks. Love your threads.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 7:11 am to TigrrrDad
There was a man in the 70s who the school would bring to speak named Kelly Falcon. The “snake man” of Louisiana.
You are the new snake man.
You are the new snake man.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 10:52 am to Bayou nights
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how’s their temperament?
They don’t bite, ever.
They’re very unique in their behavior. They tuck their head against their body and lash out like striking but don’t open their mouth. They curl up their tail to give you that flash of red, and sometimes flip over to show their belly - because in nature flashy colors often represent danger. When you pick them up they almost always musk you but have a unique almost “sweet” smell to their musk. And they love to poke you with that point on their tail.
Just an awesome snake, but almost impossible to keep as a pet because they pretty much only eat amphiumas.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 11:30 am to TigrrrDad
Among the names I remember from herpetology. Farancia abacura.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 11:33 am to TigrrrDad
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almost impossible to keep as a pet because they pretty much only eat amphiumas.
You mean like this?
Posted on 5/23/24 at 4:51 pm to TigrrrDad
OSB
Orange snake bad
I kid, orange snake good. Orange man good too.
Orange snake bad
I kid, orange snake good. Orange man good too.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:05 pm to TigrrrDad
Having been born and raised in Australia, even tho I know these are harnless, it blows my mind seeing people handling snakes that colour so carefree. We've got one similar (black back, solid red belly) back home, but being Australia, naturally it's venomous
This post was edited on 5/23/24 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:18 am to TigrrrDad
Do you find them in swamp/marshy areas? I want to find one this weekend.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 5:24 am to Funky Tide 8
Yes - they pretty much only eat amphiumas, so they usually hang out in swampy areas. If there’s an a swampy area with a road running through it, they are easier to cruise up on the road than to hike up in the swamp. You want to road cruise them right at dark. And May is the best time because they are mating, so they are on the move.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 8:01 am to TigrrrDad
Have you ever seen or caught an Eastern Diamond Back in LA?
Posted on 5/25/24 at 8:05 am to TigrrrDad
Frick All That
Posted on 5/25/24 at 5:13 pm to Da Sheik
Nope, only caught one personally in Florida.
A friend gets some in Mississippi but I don't really herp there.
A friend gets some in Mississippi but I don't really herp there.
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