Common Name:

 Eastern Mud Snake
Scientific Name:
Farancia abacura abacura
Etymology:
Genus:

Farancia has no know meaning.
 Species:
abacura is derived from the Latin word abacus which means "counting board".
 Subspecies:
abacura is derived from the Latin word abacus which means "counting board".
Vernacular Names:
Checkered snake, dart snake, eastern horn snake, hoop snake, North American red-bellied snake, stinging snake, thunder snake.
Average Length:
40 - 54 in. (102 - 137 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
58.6 in. (148.9 cm)
Record length:
85.1 in. (207 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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