Carolina Swamp Snake
Seminatrix pygaea paludis

Family: Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes

Typical Adult Size: 10 to 15 inches

Reproduction: live bearing

Eye Pupil: round

Dorsal Scales: smooth

Anal Scale: divided

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Carolina Swamp Snakes are our smallest semi-aquatic snake species. They are black with red bellies.

Swamp Snakes live in swampy locations with abundant aquatic vegetation. They can often be pulled up attached to vegetation. They also cross roads on rainy nights.

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July 07, 2009
Contact: South Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians