Glossy Crayfish Snake
Regina rigida

Family: Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes Typical Adult Size: 14 to 24 inches Reproduction: live bearing Eye Pupil: round Dorsal Scales: keeled Anal Scale: divided SC Range Map Additional Images

Glossy Crayfish Snakes belong to the Genus, Regina, which are known as "crayfish" snakes because they feed mostly upon soft-shelled (recently shed) crayfish. Glossy Crayfish Snakes are slender, medium-sized snakes with a glossy appearance.

Glossy Crayfish Snakes are found in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, usually on rainy nights.