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I found this pretty snake sitting on the trail in Maryland doing the Tuckahoe Valley Trail Cache. There are a couple of more pictures in the log above. Anyone know what kind it is?

 

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Hognosed Snake. Although I've never seen this particular color variation it is listed in my Reptile "bible".. the "Peterson Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians" He will put on a great performance if you disturb him. First he will flatten his head and behave like a cobra, then if that doesn't sent you off into the woods, roll over and play dead. If you roll him back over he will roll back over and play dead again. In PA they are usually less colorful and get confused with Copperheads which is usually not a good thing for them.

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Hognosed Snake. Although I've never seen this particular color variation it is listed in my Reptile "bible".. the "Peterson Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians" He will put on a great performance if you disturb him. First he will flatten his head and behave like a cobra, then if that doesn't sent you off into the woods, roll over and play dead. If you roll him back over he will roll back over and play dead again. In PA they are usually less colorful and get confused with Copperheads which is usually not a good thing for them.

 

He did all that and didn't play dead. I wish I'd known what it was then and waited for it to play dead!

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Definitely a hognose snake. It really looks like a Southern Hognose more than an Eastern, but it's all the same family and there's lots of color variation in this species. They are harmless and rarely bite people. They will actually strike and hit you, but not bite. Everything else is true with the inflating neck, and playing dead..but if you provoke them too much they sometimes regurgitate their food and this is not good for the snake. Very cool find though, I call it a "bonus" day when I find a snake while geocaching!

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Definitely a hognose snake. It really looks like a Southern Hognose more than an Eastern, but it's all the same family and there's lots of color variation in this species. They are harmless and rarely bite people. They will actually strike and hit you, but not bite. Everything else is true with the inflating neck, and playing dead..but if you provoke them too much they sometimes regurgitate their food and this is not good for the snake. Very cool find though, I call it a "bonus" day when I find a snake while geocaching!

 

I call it a bonus, especially when it's a snake I've never seen before.

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Definately a bonus finding a snake. Took the ankle-biters out for a "treasure-hunt" one day and got to introduce them to a Garter Snake. We have Corn Snakes at home, but this was a chance to see something different and ask a bunch of questions. Unfortunately, the little bugger was too quick and I wasn't able to catch him so they could get a better look. :)

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