Here is the black eastern Hognose I posted about earlier with no response(don't worry I'm not being sarcastic. lol) Anyway, I thought it might help if I posted a pic of the snake so everyone could see. I was just wondering if an individuall of this color is uncommon or not. I can see traces of spots along the side so I am sure that the snake was originally spotted and went malanistic wi th age, similar to what turtles will do. the red on his upper labials looks washed out from the flash, but in reality it is a bright reddish-orange color. His belly is mottled red and black, and his eyes are red. His back is shiny black. Thanks for any input. I am not into all the color morphs of hognose snakes (or any animal for that matter) so I don't know anything about the rarity of the colors. i like that natural colors, but I do think some of the color morphs out today are quite beautiful, so I'm not trying to insult anyone. Anyway, here he is.
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Black Eastern hognose
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Ok that didn't work, or at least i can't see it. I'll try again with a different link.
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I believe that black easterns are fairly common. Not positive, but Im pretty sure. Im sure someone else will be able to let you know with a little more assurance.
EP
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There does seem to be quite a number of melanistic Easterns out there, and I happen to have two in our collection. It has also been reported numerous times in the scientific literature, including how certain colored hatchlings turn melanistic (I can't remember the details).
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Black Eastern Hogs are the dominant color phase in certain parts of their range. They hatch looking fairly normal but grow into black adults.
Actually, they range from glossy jet black to charcoal gray or dirty brown, depending on the locality.
This snake is a black phase from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Black Easterns are the norm there.
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