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what kind of snake is this?

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Posted by creamgogo iowa (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 3, 05 at 12:24

anybody know?

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No, but this site might help.

Here is a link that might be useful: Iowa Herpetology

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It looks like a hognose snake. Which is a protected species under Iowa Law.

Unfortunately, I'm a card carrying member of the "Indiana Jones - Smith & Wesson Snake Club" that believes ..."I hate snakes!...the only good snake is a dead snake!" I get a shiver up my spine just looking at the photo.

But, as long as they stay away from me...I say live and let live.

Pete in I.F.

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It is definitely an Eastern Hognose Snake.

They are wonderful snakes and completely harmless despite their academy award winning performances to try and bluff scary predators into leaving them alone.

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thanks...but he was still scarey! I scooped him up in a bucket and tossed him over the hill!

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Not so scary that you couldn't take his picture!

I'm a member of the Jesse Owens Snake Club -- I just run the other way!

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Can you tell me where you saw this snake? You can get a hold of us at our Iowa Reptiles and Amphibians web page - see link below. Thank you!

Joe

Here is a link that might be useful: Snakes of Iowa

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Joe... that's really a nice website. One night this summer we had a three foot long prairie kingsnake on our front stoop; I think he was after the toads that hop up there to catch bugs... one of the highlights of the summer. I love having snakes around our place; to me it means we're being good stewards of the land. I did draw the line at having a water snake living in our goldfish pond and eating my fish. I had to drain the pond to catch him (they are FAST and nasty-tempered). I took him back down the hill to the four acre pond where he belongs.

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This must be the year of the snakes.Got many bull snakes in my compost piles. And all kinds of garter snakes in flower beds + MANY toads.

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joe, i was living in ottumwa, iowa, at the time.

and, yes, that is a great website.

  
 

 

 


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