EASTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE

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Figure compliments of Joseph T. Collins

Characteristics: * Snout only slightly upturned with paired dark neck-spots * Dark blotches along center with alternating spots on sides of body * Highly variable in color * Mottled gray belly and the underside of tail much lighter colored than belly * Keeled scales * Nonvenomous (mildly venomous to its prey) * Diet: frogs, toads, and salamanders * Habitat: sandy areas in open prairies and woodlands * Distribution: extreme southeastern South Dakota