....when we used to road cruise everywhere around the country side,(gas was .95/gal), we found what was believed to be a Western/Eastern cross dor. In that area there have been found both Western and Eastern, however there is a noticeable difference. All of the Easterns with exception to one were dark green to black. The other one was a 48" brick red overall with little contrast. From the dorsal,the dor appeared to be Western. Sharp upturned snout, light tan colored hood markings, same typical spotted/saddled pattern and light tan color. The kicker was when we looked at the ventral. Solid white/cream from labial to tail even the vent scale. The tail was also noticeably longer.

While apparent that it was weird, it was tossed to the side of the road and on we went in search of live snakes. Looking back I wished I had owned a camera and even cared about geographic distribution or hybridization as this would be as close as I have ever come to seeing what may have been a true hybrid Eastern/Western.





Pictured below is an unusual Western owned by a friend.

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• hybrid hognose - jbhognose, Tue Nov 4 09:39:56 2008
• RE: hybrid hognose - FL_Herps, Tue Nov 4 17:19:44 2008
• RE: hybrid hognose - missouriherper, Tue Nov 4 17:54:51 2008
• RE: hybrid hognose - FL_Herps, Tue Nov 4 18:16:18 2008
• RE: hybrid hognose - missouriherper, Tue Nov 4 18:33:17 2008
• Alk heterodon can hybridize - Croc 2-3, Thu Nov 6 15:34:39 2008
• RE: Alk heterodon can hybridize - FloridaHogs, Thu Nov 6 16:31:21 2008
• RE: Alk heterodon can hybridize - tortoiseguy65, Fri Nov 7 11:50:31 2008
• Almost certainly - brhaco, Thu Nov 6 21:26:48 2008
• RE: Almost certainly - myotismn, Fri Nov 7 21:09:38 2008
• RE: Almost certainly - Joe Forks, Sat Nov 8 08:24:48 2008
• RE: Almost certainly 20 feet apart - lep1pic1, Sat Nov 8 22:27:03 2008
• Back in the olden days...... - krhodes, Mon Nov 10 13:11:28 2008