I have seen three of these since I lived at my house (11 years now). I actually dove in my pond chasing one, but didn't catch it. Well, yesterday during my daughters birthday party, the cat was looking very intrigued by something. So I went to have a look. Low and behold, there was about a 30" Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura reinwardti). This is what I consider to be one of the most beautiful indigenous reptiles in my area. I have read many accounts and descriptions of this animal, and true to the writings, this snake didn't true to bite, and never even hissed. They seem to be really friendly except for the fact that they like to hold on with that point on the end of the tail.
All in all, I was very excited to handle this animal, and be able to snap a pic for my collection of wildlife around the house. If you would like to look at other stuff I have catalogued, you can visit my wildlife collection at www.baileyreptiles.com/wildlife.html.
Here are the pics:
If you look close, you can see a small lump by my ring finger that I thought looked a lot like it had just eaten a small frog.
Thanks for looking,
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