Wonder if it is pure blood or diluted with mucous or water? Earlier poster who brought up stress reaction in hognose is accurate. The craziness wild hogs exhibit when picked up is one immense stress reaction. Flipping over, tongue lolling, puking blood. Good adaptations for a relatively slow species that finds itself on the menu of lots of stuff like that badger, bobcats, birds of prey.

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