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Old 11-29-2009, 04:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Need Help!!! - Snake ID???

If it has a weird shovel like nose than it's a hognose snake! The coolest snakes! They are one of the most friendly snake in the world and wont attempt to bite even if a finger is forced in its mouth. They have a remarkable defense display: first it spreads a hood like a cobra and starts hissing loudly it will falsely strike with its mouth closed. If all fails, it will lie on its back and play dead! Hognose snakes use their shovel like nose to dog for toads in the ground. They vary greatly in color, from brown with blotches (like the pic shown) to mahogany black. Look it up it could be it. Most likely a western hognose. I don't see any shovel like nose but otherwise it looks just like one.
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