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This Hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) was found in our garden. She is 27 inches long, and the darkest morph I've ever found. She's like dark chocolate!

Some info from Wiki:

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Hognose snakes' most distinguishing characteristic is their upturned snout, which aids in digging in sandy soils. Hognose snakes are extremely variable in color and pattern. H. nasicus and H. kennerlyi tend to be sandy colored with black and white markings, while H. platirhinos varies from reds, greens, oranges, browns, to melanistic (i.e. black) depending on locality. They are sometimes blotched and sometimes solid-colored.

When threatened, hognose snakes will flatten their necks and raise their heads off the ground, like a cobra, and hiss. They may sometimes feign strikes, but are not apt to bite. If this threat display does not work to deter a would-be predator, hognose snakes will often roll onto their back and play dead. If they are rolled upright while in this state, they will often roll back as if insisting they really are dead. The snake will 'resurrect' sooner if the threat is looking away from it than if the threat is looking at the snake.

They are diurnal active foragers that typically consume their prey live without any constriction or body pinning. For most hog nose snakes the bulk of their diet is made up by rodents, and lizards.
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Description
This Hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) was found in our garden. She is 27 inches long, and the darkest morph I've ever found. She's like dark chocolate!

Some info from Wiki:

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Hognose snakes' most distinguishing characteristic is their upturned snout, which aids in digging in sandy soils. Hognose snakes are extremely variable in color and pattern. H. nasicus and H. kennerlyi tend to be sandy colored with black and white markings, while H. platirhinos varies from reds, greens, oranges, browns, to melanistic (i.e. black) depending on locality. They are sometimes blotched and sometimes solid-colored.

When threatened, hognose snakes will flatten their necks and raise their heads off the ground, like a cobra, and hiss. They may sometimes feign strikes, but are not apt to bite. If this threat display does not work to deter a would-be predator, hognose snakes will often roll onto their back and play dead. If they are rolled upright while in this state, they will often roll back as if insisting they really are dead. The snake will 'resurrect' sooner if the threat is looking away from it than if the threat is looking at the snake.

They are diurnal active foragers that typically consume their prey live without any constriction or body pinning. For most hog nose snakes the bulk of their diet is made up by rodents, and lizards.
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