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Topic: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

it was quite a good weekend for me,i caught my first hog nose.i also caught several others including a few not shown because i took the pics with my camera wich is not a digi and i accedently bought black and white film and the pics dont show up when scanned.the snakes i collected this weekend include; hog nose,rat snake,rough green,a few copper heads,cotton mouth, grahm snake ,and a huge yellowbelly water snake.the pics you see are the ones taken with the digital camera,unfortunately they are not the best pics i have of these snakes but like i said a lot of my favorites ended up in black and white.i came across two live buttermilks but did not succeed in capturing them once again.i still have never caught a buttermilk.unfortunately,i came across about seven of them DOR.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3812/openmouthvm4.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4927/hogau5.jpg

you can see the fangs well in this one
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5861/fangsxb6.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9245/newcoppersq7.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8642/copperay0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5749/mebd6.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7973/greentn8.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5079/ratwx6.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/263/bigcottonaz0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3967/frogtl4.jpg

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Re: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

i had read that the hog nose would only do his thing once, but so far every time i take him out side to handle him he does the "cobra" thing. its the coolest thing ive ever seen,seriously.also, when i got home i temporarily placed the green in the same cage as my cal king thinking it would be ok since its been several months and the king hasn't ate yet. when i returned a little while later, the king snake had completely divowered the head of the rough green and it was quite difficult to get him out.it was the first sign of hunger from the king so today i bought a pinkie and put it in with the king and he gobbled it down in seconds! the **** snake has finaly decided to eat thanks to the tasty tease of the rough green.by the way the green is fine!

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Re: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

Nice photos.  Did your hognose play dead?

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Re: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

well, great photos and interesting about the near devourment of the green, but wow thats a little too close to the Copper for my comfort...

5 Reply by saltamachia

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no the hog nose did not play dead, and im not really that close to the copper head its the angle.i do not have a death wish!

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Nice pics!!! I love the one of the hognose that shows its rear fangs...kudos!!!

We recently acquired a hog nose a couple of weeks ago and he got irritated the first couple of times he was bothered or messed with but he has since calmed down. They just need to adjust to their new environment, give it time...

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The picture showing the fangs is GREAT! Few photos have shown these with such detail! GREAT JOB!

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EHH, I've seen better,  lol. Just kidding, great pics.

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Nice pics of the hog! It's behavior looks like a cross between a cobra and a cottonmouth. Interesting. I also like the pic showing the fangs.

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10 Reply by saltamachia

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any one have any idea why the pics here dont show any more? or,if you can still see them let me know cause they arent even showing up on my host website.

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Re: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

saltamachia wrote:

any one have any idea why the pics here dont show any more?

All but one show up for me.  Check with your image host.

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12 Reply by RidgeTop Reptiles

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Re: my first hog nose!..and other weekend catches.

I like the gaping hoggie...... but I like the copper even more.

Of course I just really like coppers so Im kinda biased.

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