Common Name: 
Graham's crayfish snake

Scientific Name:
Regina grahamii

Identification: 15-45 in; Gray or olive above, yellow on lower sides; belly yellow or tan with a central row of gray or black spots and with a dark line on either side of the belly.

Habits: Crayfish snakes are found in and around marshes, swamps, crayfish ponds and bayous in lowlands. They are mainly nocturnal and spend much of their inactive time in crawfish burrows. 

Distribution: Low areas of the state in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya basins, Acadiana, and the Red and Ouachita river bottoms.