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Eastern Hog Nosed Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

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Field Notes

Description:

A short squat snake with a patterned back. It looked like it spreads a hood when threatened like a cobra, minus the fact that the only elapids in North America are coral snakes. It roughly resembles a massasauga.

Habitat:

Open sandy soil near Lake Michigan.

Notes:

Found by my sister and dad on his property in Mears, MI.

Reference Links:

Eastern hognose snake

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2016

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