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For your enjoyment. A one year old that just keeps getting brighter. She was big and bright out of the egg.

Regards,
Kenny

Wow, love the colors. What is it exactly?

Hi,
It's an Eastern Hognose from extreme Upstate NY, at the Northern end of their population here. There are some farther North of course in Canada and other States, but this is the limit in NY before there is a big gap by way of the Adirondacks Etc. The snakes tend to be large (adaptation to the colder weather?), and very contrasty. This year my wife found a 32" male total Length. Just massive for a male. I have another young male about 22 inches, that you can see here eating a wood frog (he'll eath ANYTHING, I have to get my hands out quick!!!)....that is also very contrasty.

Best,
Kenny

I'm starting to like the yellow phases a lot more then the red. I think it's the contrasting colors. Great pics too BTW.
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James

Yea, good point. I love reds, don't get me wrong. But I don't have the luxury of finding any near here. There are some slight red morphs up here (nothing like in the South). The majority up here that I have seen so far, are either dark (they look melanistic) but with a pattern that is very tight (bands close), a gray phase that looks like a massasagua with very little yellow, the contrasty yellow phase, and true melanistics (solid black with only neck spots). What's wierd is, melanistics were never found much up here....but then this year I found two. One was a retrieval from a home where they found it in a wall (young female), and the other was a big female. They were seperated by about 30+ miles.

Just for your enjoyment, I know most of us are all around herpers, so check out bellow the BIZARRE hypererythistic Common Garter found yesterday near here. I'm meeting the woman to pick it up tonight to get some good pics and video.....this one takes the cake. I've seen albino commons, and black commons......but this is outrageous.

Best,
Kenny