Calling all Eastern Hognose anecdotes!

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Awesome! Just awesome! The Eastern Hognose is probably my favorite snake species. I have spoken to several herpatologists here in CT and a few believe that this species should be on the endangered list. One guy at a nature center close by states that there are a projected 300 hognoses left in our state. Nonetheless I know of a good spot to find them as I found a neonate at this site in the past and upon research confirmed this location as providing viable habitat. Let us know how your study goes as I'm sure I am not the only interested individual.
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Nice John, good luck with that!

They do make interesting study subjects...


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I've only seen a single hognose, in Western MD. Mid-70s, found crossing a road.

Good luck with your project! It sounds like it will be a lot of work to get decent sample sizes of such a reclusive species, but that means plenty of field time so who can complain? One sure-fire way to find hoggies should be to tether toads to trees, just like fishing in a pond :thumb:

I'm joking. But on a related note, two of my committee members in grad school conducted a telemetry project on American Toads and of the 16 toads they tracked, every single one was eaten by a snake (hogs and garters).
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Odd, in my state here hogs are one of the most common snakes to get in drift fence traps.

I have my most success late in the year. I find hogs to be the most random of species, despite seeing alot of them I have no understanding of their natural history. I'm not sure anyone I know does, sorry not much of a help.
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Matt J wrote:I've only seen a single hognose, in Western MD. Mid-70s, found crossing a road.
Mid 70's? You definitely don't look that old, Matt. :D
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I have yet to find a new york hog in the all the years herping there and living there.
I am on the border of new york, so if you need help in the area feel free to pm me.
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TJP wrote:Mid 70's? You definitely don't look that old, Matt. :D
I moisturize daily. :lol:
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John,
PM sent.

I grew up in Sussex Co. NJ.
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sussex county, where the men are men and the sheep are scared.haha only another sussex county resident could say this. :beer:
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men are men and the sheep are scared
:lol: :lol: :lol:
When I lived there, Doug, it was dairy cows!!!
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Hey, this sounds familiar.
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