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How do you tell if a Melanistic Hog is an Eastern or a Southern? I am in NW Florida and was just curious since I have a wild rescued Melanistic Hognose. I assumed it was an Eastern, but now I am wondering? Here is a shot of her.
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Jenea
1:3 Eastern Hognose
0:0:1 Florida Redbelly Snake
0:1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle
1:1 Red-eared Slider
2:0 Cats
1:1 Kids
1:0 Spouse
Melanistic easterns are well known, and common in some areas of their range. I've never heard of a melanistic southern. I'm sure there are scalation differences between the two species. From seeing both southerns and easterns, it seems that easterns have longer heads, too.
Like foxturtle, I believe that only Easterns can become melanistic. Southerns are decendent from Westerns, so they are the most similar. Check out the description of the Southern in the .pdf file below.
Click here for the link
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