Live, Fly Larvae-Infested snake

[u/4436159963766371]

Came across this snake, either a black racer or a northern water snake absolutely engorged with fly larvae. Didn't know what was happening at first.

[u/krisxxx]

Horrifying, it was seriously alive? I’ve only seen this post mortem… it’s a water snake btw

[u/4436159963766371 → u/krisxxx]

Alive and actively slithering away. It was absolutely covered in flies too