Do you like snakes? Check this guy out. :)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/23/2007 04:58:43 PM · #1

Had a visitor this afternoon as I was preparing to powerwash the storage shed for painting I ran into this guy. It's an Eastern Hognose Snake. Sure makes a lot of noise, getting all hissy - and puffed up too! Very cool. :D

I'll post a couple more later...need to get back to "work". :P

soup

Canon EOS-30D

06/23/2007 05:06:44 PM · #2

cool. did you catch him?

i love catching snakes. well i used too donw in CT, we don't have too many big ones in northern VT.

fotomann_forever

06/23/2007 07:24:17 PM · #3

those are fun to play with. Did he play dead for ya?

For those that haven't sen a hognose play dead, it is hilarious, they even hang their tongues out.

ArpeggioAngel

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

06/23/2007 08:19:05 PM · #4

Very cool find! I love snakes (currently own 26). My roommate (who owns close to 80) and I breed them. We don't own any hognoses yet, but they are on the list for this year.

What I love about hoggies is that they are all bluff. They make such a big hiss, cobra pose, puff up or play dead....but they are as docile as can be when handled. They are however, mildly venomous being a rear fanged snake. It is very rare to get bit by one and if you are it is normally a feeding response, not due to aggression. Most people who do get bit just have minimal swelling in the bite area similar to a reaction to a bee sting.

Would love to see more pics of this little beauty if you have them!

06/23/2007 10:42:21 PM · #5

Ok. Here's a few more. Kind of still like that first one the best photographically.

06/23/2007 10:51:08 PM · #6

Originally posted by soup:

cool. did you catch him?

Only in a photo. :P I usually leave the snakes alone unless they're in the house.

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

those are fun to play with. Did he play dead for ya?

Nah. I pretty much left him alone except to slow down his escape to get some photos. Sure did make a noisy fuss though - lot's of hissing.

Originally posted by ArpeggioAngel:

Very cool find! I love snakes (currently own 26). My roommate (who owns close to 80) and I breed them.

Dang. Who needs a security system with all those reptiles around?! :P

Originally posted by ArpeggioAngel:

What I love about hoggies is that they are all bluff. They make such a big hiss, cobra pose, puff up or play dead....

Yep. Certainly fun to watch. Did all of the above except for playing dead. :D

fotomann_forever

06/23/2007 11:48:06 PM · #7

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
those are fun to play with. Did he play dead for ya?

Nah. I pretty much left him alone except to slow down his escape to get some photos. Sure did make a noisy fuss though - lot's of hissing.

Yeah, you have to mess with them a while before they play dead. It's usually the last act. They do a good rattlesnake impression in leaves too :-)