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Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
45.7947, -92.6838
Field Notes
Description:
A small Hog-nosed snake basking in the sun.
Habitat:
Found in Crex Meadows, Wisconsin by some ponds.
Notes:
Hog-nosed snakes are not constrictors. They can flatten their heads to look bigger and they also will play dead.
Eastern hog-nosed snakes consume amphibians, mainly toads, but they will also eat small mammals, birds, birds eggs (ground nesters), insects, lizards, snakes, and carrion.
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