I live in florida. i saw a snake with black on top and black and red checker board on the bottom. what is ?

Question

I live in florida. i saw a snake with black on top and black and red checker board on the bottom. what is ?

Answer 1

I think that was called a black top/black and red checker board bottom..snake

Answer 2

it was prolly a red belly black snake

Answer 3

It might be a mud snake. Or not.

Answer 4

Mud snake is the first thing that comes to my mind too:

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They're nonvenomous and becoming more and more rare due to habitat destruction. Leave it be, they're not typically aggressive, but if you pick it up, it may bite, and they do have a very nasty bite.