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Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platyrhinos

2 Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platyrhinos Heterodon platirhinos
RedTopRanger
RedTopRanger 11 years ago
Hognose


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7 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

This is a pretty large hognose, very cool! Please add to the Center for SnakeConservation mission to help document all the snakes in the US. Thanks! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...

SaskiaMarloh
SaskiaMarloh 11 years ago

Wow!! Nice

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 11 years ago

I saw one when i was a child and it just rolled over and played dead. I remember poking it with a stick and it did not move at all. I went away and came back about 15 minutes later and it was gone. I have not seen another one in the wild since then.

Lainey
Lainey 11 years ago

Not really it acted very calm. When my son ran up the snake finally slithered away.

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 11 years ago

Nice spotting! You should add it to the Midwest Reptile Study Mission.

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

cool spotting! Snakes are so hard to find.

RedTopRanger
RedTopRanger 11 years ago

Did it do anything once you got close? Hognos snakes exhibit amazing defensive strategies like hissing, spreading out their hood, striking, and even playing dead.

Lainey
Spotted by
Lainey

Indiana, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2012
Submitted on May 17, 2012

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