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by Crotalusssp on March 1, 2007
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Is there any other way to distinguish southern Hognose from Eastern besides the more upturned snout and lighter under tail color from vent to tail tip? The high school I teach at has ALOT of Hognose snakes. I assumed that they were all Heterdon platyrhino, but as I read more I am beginning to think they are Heterodon simus. My location is in Camden, SC. The school is surrounded by pine, scrub, and sandhills.
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by bassteck76 on March 1, 2007
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The tail is the best and simplest way to check for the species. Easterns belly is dark with a light tail, Southerns belly and tail are about the same color and Westerns belly and tail are both dark. Also Southerns snout will be a little more upturned most of the time. There are differences in pattern and color too, Easterns "hood" has more dark area then the others usually.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Richard
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by Crotalusssp on March 1, 2007
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Thank you. That confirms what I had read. The geoghraphic distribution of these 2 overlap where I am at and the only specimens that I come across are juveniles. I have also read that you do not typically find both at particular locations, so it has to be one or the other. I should be finding some in the future and if I still have questions, I will post some pictures for additional insight. Thanks again.
Charles
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by SimplySnakes on March 3, 2007
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Charles, can you take a photo of one? These are contained in something at the school? Or are they living in the areas around the school?
Paul
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by Crotalusssp on March 4, 2007
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I will get some photos. These are just wild throughout the campus area. They have showed up in classrooms and around buildings. I never really gave them much thought til I started looking in their biology a bit more. I have found a few and the staff always comes and gets me whenever there is a snake around. I have been called for everything from a kid's ball python that showed up in the front parking lot to a huge copperhead that roamed into the parking lot. The hognose are interesting to me right now because I realized just how much I did not know about them when I started to research them. I will get pictures when I catch a few this year.
Charles
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