Mud snake
| Mud snake | |
|---|---|
| Western mud snake (F. a. reinwardtii), in Illinois | |
| Eastern mud snake (F. a. abacura), Pasco County, Florida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Reptilia | 
| Order: | Squamata | 
| Suborder: | Serpentes | 
| Family: | Colubridae | 
| Genus: | Farancia | 
| Species: | F. abacura | 
| Binomial name | |
| Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
| List 
 | |
The mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a species of nonvenomous, semiaquatic, colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States.