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Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Notes:

Awesome snake and a stunning actor. Puts on quite a show when disturbed. First musked, then pretended to strike and shook tail, then played dead and "bled" from mouth. After the act was over, we had a nice photo shoot and he went about his day.

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AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Awesome photo! Please add to the Center for SnakeConservation mission to help document all the snakes in the US. Thanks! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...

audreybharrison
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audreybharrison

Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Jul 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012

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