A rarely seen snake in these parts

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Kevin McRae
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A rarely seen snake in these parts

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Our local Herpetological Society had a field trip this past weekend and one of the members were able to find this little guy. I felt he was worthy of a post as it's only the second wild Heterodon I have ever seen in over ten years. They have a decent size range within Canada but they can be very tough to find.

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Plains Hognose Snake by prairie hugger, on Flickr
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Very nice! I love Heterodon!

Thanks for sharing!

-Kris
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Nice find! Anything you haven't seen yet in those parts?

Jon
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Thank you!

Jon, I have found all the herps in Manitoba except for the Great Plains Toad which is in extreme SW Manitoba. I still need to make it out to BC and find some new herps!
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Nice, love the hognose, those guys are the only snake still eluding me in Alberta... It's always nice to see canadian posts.
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Any nasicus is a cool nasicus, no matter where it is found.

Great find.
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Thanks everyone, they are amazing snakes!
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