New pet!!!

Aug 20, 2005 12:29

Bj woke me up just a while ago asking how many snakes play dead. I thought at first he was saying our snake was "dead" but then he said no, there's one outside PLAYING dead ( Read more... )

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tylyn October 21 2005, 06:05:18 UTC
Just a little tidbit for you. There are some eastern hognose snakes that are all black. They go through a juvenile and adult black phase.

Here is one in adult phase flattening his neck like a cobra.
http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/ehognosespreading.jpg
..and here is one playing dead http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/ehognoseplayingdead.jpg

And then these are juveniles and young adults http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/ehogns3.jpg
http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/snakes/images/hngray0.jpg

Sounds like you have found an awesome snake though.

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