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Heterodon platirhinos
This snake's most obvious feature is its pointed, upturned snout. It has a yellow to tan body color with dark blotches down its back and round spots along its sides. The underside of the tail is light and the anal plate is divided.
Wooded hillsides, fields, and sandy areas
I couldn't get any dorsal shots of this snake, as it would not stop feigning death. Every time I would turn it over, it would roll back into this pose :-)
Spotted on Nov 3, 2009
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012
4 Comments
My second favorite snake. Such a great picture. I can never get them to fake death and we work with them quite at bit at the nature center.
Fantastic shots! It deserves an academy award for that performance!
Wow, that is amazing! Quite a survival instinct.
wow this is realy amazing