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Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)

Created: January 25th, 2008 - 11:29 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Roy Mellott Jr
Record 11099

Country: United States		State: Pennsylvania	County: Carbon County	Time: 2007-09-17 14:04:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Weedy grassland, along footpath
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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this hognose was NOT playing dead...very aggressive

Posted by J V on Oct 05, 2012 at 01:04 PM

it's a bluff display, more defensive than aggressive :)