I know that "red phase" hogs are very popular, but I am seeing an overextention of the red phase label. If you look at the iris color, you can clearly see that it is brown. The problem is that the color of the eye is the same as the color of the scales... brown! I agree that there is a spectacular contrast, and certainly more appealing that just a normal colored hog, but these days you can't tell what people have done in post processing.

Even if I disagree with calling this hognose "red", I will admit to the photos being very nice, and worth framing.
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• High Red phase male *pics* - Kestrel, Sat Jun 17 00:51:40 2006
• RE: High Red phase male *pics* - SlitheringHerps, Sat Jun 17 01:08:18 2006
• RE: High Red phase male *pics* - Kestrel, Sat Jun 17 01:10:04 2006
• I'm just not seeing it - Colchicine, Sat Jun 17 09:22:03 2006
• RE: I'm just not seeing it - Kestrel, Sat Jun 17 18:31:36 2006
• RE: I'm just not seeing it - Colchicine, Sun Jun 18 13:33:16 2006
• RE: I'm just not seeing it - Kestrel, Sun Jun 18 13:57:25 2006
• Kestrel.... - FrankR, Tue Jun 27 10:42:10 2006
• RE: Kestrel.... - kestrel, Tue Jun 27 12:16:43 2006
• RE: Kestrel.... - FrankR, Tue Jun 27 15:52:52 2006
• I see RED ! - John Q, Sun Jun 18 09:36:53 2006