Hognose seems plausible, but it does look mighty similar to an old world Viper.



Today I was sitting in my front yard with my 9 year old niece, and my adult Pueblan Milksnake. She is very interested in herps, and we were watching the snake crawl through the grass as I taught her about Milksnakes. The subject of Rattlesnakes came up and she called them "mean". I told her they are not mean and are afraid of us. She said they "bite people" and I told her only if we bother them. She didn't at first understand, so I explained it to her until she understood. She started the day seeing rattlers as "mean" and left knowing they aren't. She had a better appreciation of venomous snakes, and even though she will probably never see one in her life, she doesn't have the ignorance that so many kids are taught these days.



Thats because she has been around my herps since she was born. My point is, learn from your mistakes. The original posters husband killed a snake out of fear and ignorance, but that can be used as a platform for education.



If you live in a area where venomous species reside, you owe it to yourself and your family to learn about them, appreciate them, and respect them.

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