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Mud Snake (Farancia abacura), in Captivity?
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by ALA_herp31 on January 15, 2006
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By some odd chance, has anyone known of or kept this Species in Captivity? I know of a few good Spots near my house that hold this Species, in a some-what Good Population. If anyone on this Site has Kept or Heard of this Strange Snake being Kept, please tell me. I also would like to have any info available on the Keeping of this Species. It is one of the most interesting Non-Venomous Snakes I have ever seen, truly a Misunderstood Animal. Just look at the myths that have Hounded this Snake, it is also called the (Hoop Snake). By the way, it is good to be able to post on here again, I miss the camaraderie on the Site. It will be a good wile before I post again, so I would like to say thanks to all that take the time to answer my question...............................Be Safe Ya’ll, Happy Herping : Wally
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by MoccasinMan on January 15, 2006
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Wally: I have attempted to keep this unusually beautiful serpent before. I was unsuccessful in getting it to feed and subsequently released it. Good luck!
Andrew
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by Cro on January 15, 2006
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Wally: Mud Snakes can be kept in captivity if you are willing to capture sirens and amphiumas to feed them. They also sometimes will feed on fish, frogs, and tadpoles.
If you use a seign net or dip net, you can sometimes capture sirens from roadside ditches by dragging through the submurged grass and weeds.
The folks who catch crawfish to sell for fish bait often bring up sirens along with the mud bugs, and promptly throw them back. You might be able to have one of these people save a bucket of sirens for you if you were willing to pay them a few dollars.
Also, you should freeze at least one siren to use for flavoring fish and frogs, to have a better chance of getting the Farancia to make it through winter.
There is also a chance they would eat the small eels that people sometimes use for fish bait, but I do not know of anyone who has tried this.
The longest I have ever kept a Mud Snake was 3 or 4 years. It fed well during that time, and was eventualy released. Hope this helps.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Cro on January 15, 2006
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I forgot to add that the locals who catch crawfish usually do not know sirens by that name. They often call them fresh water eels, congo eels, mud eels, or salamanders. Just look for hand painted signs near fishing areas that say crawfish, or bait for sale. This is very common near the West side of the Okefenokee, and accross North Florida.
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by vampire on January 15, 2006
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Wally:
Go to Kingsnake.com and go to the Forums section. Then go to the "Small Terrestial Snakes" forum. A guy who posts under "Oxyrhopus" has had success with Mud Snakes. He has posted several pictures in the past of babies he has produced in captivity. I think he has gotten them to take siren scented pinks. This is all on memory so could be wrong, but I am almost positive on this. Not trying to promote that site over this one, as this is ALWAYS my first stop for info. Good to see you back, Wally.
Best regards,
Vampire
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