I recently found this snake in my backyard and haven't been able to find any pics similar (to its color). I'm pretty certain it is a hognose, but that's all I know. Thanks for looking. I'll provide more pictures if needed.
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Can you identify this hog?
sync
May 26, 2005 12:57 AM
Replies (7)
chrish
May 26, 2005 04:50 AM
it looks like a young, but fairly dark, eastern hog.
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Chris Harrison
bobassetto
May 26, 2005 08:22 AM
EASTERN
sync
May 26, 2005 11:53 AM
Silly me, I guess it would help if I told you I live in northeastern Oklahoma. Eastern you say? I also think he's pretty young, about 12 inches long and very fat. =] Here's another cool picture that might help.
bobassetto
May 26, 2005 12:45 PM
then i guess it would be a WAAAY-WESTERN EASTERN................
A.C.
May 26, 2005 01:20 PM
but I used to keep several Nebraska easterns who were almost identical.
That is certainly an eastern. Time to go toad hunting! I have found wc adults to die 100% of the time if fed anything but toads. It would probably take scented mice, but long term for a wc, that is no good.
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Anthony Chodan
www.gradeareptiles.com
sync
May 26, 2005 04:45 PM
yup, toad hunting is the plan. I've already caught some kind of frog. I used to feed the same ones to a garter snake I kept awhile last year. Since it's from the same area, will this be good? Frogger has been in the tank about 12 hours now and hasn't been eaten yet. Maybe he's not hungry? If he doesn't eat within another 24 hours or so I'll probably set him free. The garter snake I kept for several months and it ate like a horse.
FloridaHogs
Jun 15, 2005 09:49 PM
I am new to this forum, but have been reading it a while. I have found that my young WC easterns would readily eat toads, but frogs were a different story. They did not give them any attention. Once I "force fed" the first one, they looked forward to them. Its like they did not recognize them as a food source. Also, the frogs (common tree frogs) were to hard for them to catch, so I had to hold them still or tire them out first. I know it sounds cruel, and I like frogs / toads, but I believe in feeding as close to the natural diet as possible. I also think the "hunt" helps to keep their natural instincts in tact. There is nothing worse than being bored, and I believe that goes for our animal houseguest too.
