Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Created: May 17th, 2011 - 08:05 PM
Last Modified: May 17th, 2011 - 08:07 PM Entered by: Ian Deery
Record 76764
Last Modified: May 17th, 2011 - 08:07 PM Entered by: Ian Deery
Record 76764
Country: United States |
State: South Carolina |
County: Beaufort County |
Time: 2011-05-17 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
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Habitat: maritime forest |
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Notes
This snake was trapped in a castnet for atleast 3 days (when the home owner first saw him).The snake suffered extensive scale damage and two open wounds on his ventral scales. I took him home and am currently attempting to rehabilitate the poor little guy.