I am currently taking a herpetology course at Purdue University Calumet, and the professor showed us a slide of a snake that a child had brought him a few years ago. He identified it as an albino eastern hognose (Heterodon platyrhinos), but it was all white with black eyes. I would consider that leucisitic and not albino. He said it was collected in NW Indiana, and the only type of hognose snake we have here is the eastern. Anyway, I have heard of leucistic western hognose snakes, but never of a leucistic eastern hognose. Is this the first leucistic Eastern Hognose to be captured? I will try to borrow the slide from the professor and post the picture ASAP.



Thanks,

Geary



P.S. Unfortunately the professor didn't realise the true value of this find and gave the animal back to the kid that found him to keep as a pet. I'm going to try to find out if he remembers how to get in contact with him to see if it is still alive.

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