Baby hognose and crowned snake

Went out herping again today and found some interesting stuff. We found a baby southern hognose snake that had some great markings. He even did his playing dead act for us!









Also we found this little crowned snake, which is common, but always fun to find.

Lovely photos, thankyou!

I didn't know hognoses played dead! xD How cute!

Yeah! The hognoses make a huge scene if you bother them. They hiss and puff up and try to pretend to be a venomous snake. Then they roll on their back, flop their tongue out and release a musky, dead smell.

I love the fact that they flop their tongue out, like they've watched too many looney tunes and got the idea there.

cool finds~nice pics

Beautiful Hognose, nice find!

Love the shot of it playing dead.

I would _love_ to find a wild hognose, especially a Southern!

Brilliant shot of the hognose playing dead. Photos are all awesome though

Thanks for the comments everyone! I'm glad you like the photos.

Here's some other stuff we've found recently:
Yellow Rat Snake


Southern Toad:


Barking Treefrog with some of his tail still intact: