They are also known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies. Some kinds of crayfish are known locally as lobsters, crawdads, mudbugs, and yabbies. The snakes feed on frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, small fish, and maybe crayfish (crawdads). In the United States, crayfish are often referred to as "crawfish", "crawdads" or "mudbugs". Interest in "crawdad" is attributed to the novel "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens. Conrad the Crawdad has been the official mascot of the Crawdads since 1993. There are three different species of freshwater mussels as well as crawdads. There he played for the GCL Pirates, the Williamsport Crosscutters, and the Hickory Crawdads. The crawdads are lightly breaded with cornmeal before frying, and seasoned with salt and pepper. Rua started 2013 with the Hickory Crawdads. After signing, Springs split the season between the Spokane Indians and Hickory Crawdads. Cherokee people have a long tradition of catching crawdads by gigging. In Lundquist played for the Class-A Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League. He played the 2011 season for the Hickory Crawdads. Eppley played for the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2009.