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I was wondering where I could find some photos of red phase and other color variations of Eastern Hognose snakes. All I have ever seen are the olive phase ones found here in Michigan.

Thanks for your help.

Steve - sdi

>>I was wondering where I could find some photos of red phase and other color variations of Eastern Hognose snakes. All I have ever seen are the olive phase ones found here in Michigan.
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>>Thanks for your help.
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>>Steve - sdi

This is one I had last year. Sadly it didn't survive. Apparentl a frog I fed it had a rock in it's gut or something - the snake impacted.

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PHWyvern

That red/orange on the neck is quite common in easterns, but most of them lose it when they get to be older adults.

I have seen some really neat blood red easterns as well as some very orange animals. They seem to pop up here and there. The blood red snakes were from Arkansas and east Texas. I think someone has them in captivity, but I couldn't tell you who/where.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

>>That red/orange on the neck is quite common in easterns, but most of them lose it when they get to be older adults.
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Red is not common in the easterns where I am (MD). That was the first time I had ever seen red on a locally found hognose. Around here they tend towards high yellows and solid blacks and even black with yellow bands. The uncommonness of the red color here is what really made me sad when it died. It had been eating great for me on frogs and small toads and I was hoping to eventually convert it over to mice.
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PHWyvern

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Some States, have every color phase. In Upstate NY we have from bright yellow and black, olive, brown, jet black, and ever color in between. I thought I saw them all till we got this weird yellow-olive snake recently (the one with the black and white tongue).

My favorite individual ever, was a nice size male that had just eaten a small toad at 10:00 am on the side of a building. It was a wet morning, and the lighting was good. It was covered in a light cast of magenta even down through the tail area. Not a screamer by any means, but just a really handsome snake, to this day my favorite wild Northerner color phase. At the time, I wasn't tracking them with transmitters, and I have been trying to refind him. Since I know were he retreated to, I have a good chance of finding him again one day.

The sand plain low elevation snakes in Albany and Southern Saratoga seem to be olive snakes in our area, or dark brown. They look like massasaguas, water snakes or ugly copperheads. As you move North, they start to look more like Timbers, and the red increases. These rules change all over. When you get to Ontario, you end up with a uniform grayish cast snake, with large neck spots. Banding is almost absent on Wasaga beach for instance.

Best,
Kenny

2 roads away, and here is a very common color phase up here. This is a BIG GIRL.

Kenny

So far I have been unsuccessful at finding any eastern hognose snakes. I appears that you have some experience in the field. Do you have any tips on time, weather, habitat, or hiding places to look. I not attempting to collect a bunch of them. I just want some photos and the experience for myself and my kids.

Thanks

Steve - sdi

I did not know there would be this much activity on the hognose forum. Thanks everyone for the great photos and information.

I am located in central Michigan where, to the best of my knowledge, the eastern hognose is fairly uncommon. When I was a kid I was able to locate a few. I was even successful at keeping one as a child for a few years until I went away to school. To this day I would have to say they are one of the most interesting snakes I have come across. I now have two children who are getting to the age where it is time to expose them to exploration and everything the woods has too offer.

I have researched what I can find in books and on the internet and have been unsuccessful in finding any. Are there any "tricks of the trade" for when and where to look for them. I know that methods and locations vary from place to place. However any suggestions would be great (time, habitat, places they like to hide, etc.).

I don't know if anyone is breeding eastern hognose snakes or not. I would suspect if anyone did have a substantial amount of photos it would be a breeder or field researcher. If you have any info on someone who may have a nice collection of photos that would be great.

Thanks again for all the help.

Steve - sdi

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

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www.gradeareptiles.com

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

You have some nice easterns! Do you breed them? jeff

Awesome easterns!!! I would sometimes find smoking brick red easterns in Houston. I used to find all different colors,some looked like southern hogs,but now it seems like all the eastern hogs are plain brown or melanistic. Kevin

Here's a pic of my male "halloween" eastern.

Here is one I found in my backyard.

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