Eastern Hognose Snake in Woodpile

[OWGEM]

this was half under my patio and dog and cat was thinkin' about takin 'it on!!!!....Copperhead.....22LR to the head.......i won't bother other snakes....but these can kill!!!!

Copperhead snakes are some of the more commonly seen North American snakes. They're also the most likely to bite, although their venom is relatively mild, and their bites are rarely fatal for humans.

 

[OWGEM]

Expert's response to report of a cooperhead bite at Cliffty Falls Park...

Given the location of where the bite happened (and that they airlifted them out), it was likely a copperhead. No one has died of a copperhead bite in Indiana since the 1800's, but it sure would be a nasty experience. Enough people know where the copperheads hang out in that park that it makes me wonder if someone was trying to catch one. Either way, I hope they are alright!

 

[kolob10]

I'm in brown County and we used to see several hognose snakes each year in the yard and around the outbuildings. In the last few years we have noticed their number has declined. We have many copperheads around also. My youngest son was bitten a few years ago on the hand by a copperhead. Luckily he was bitten on the knuckle and only received venom from one fang. A short stay in the hospital and he was good to go. I've seen a few timber rattlers around. My daughter encountered a rattler on the road a couple days ago and gently escourted him to safety. We try to co exist with all the creatures if possible. All the kids received a liberal dose of snake identification training during their life at home. One of my sons to this day has a morbid fear of snakes, the other kids find them amusing. Where I hunt in Wyoming, we encounter prairie rattlers routinely. They are scrappy little dudes.

 

[mkgr22]

Well, it happened again today - some goofball tried to convince me that he has water moccasins at his lake up here in northeast Indiana. Nothing I said would sway his ironclad conviction. I tried to get him to look up the range map for cottonmouth, but he wouldn't. He was sure he was sure.
Some people just enjoy wallowing in their warm, comforting, fluffy blanket of ignorance.

Those preople remind me of this car commercial...

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[ghitch75]

Copperhead snakes are some of the more commonly seen North American snakes. They're also the most likely to bite, although their venom is relatively mild, and their bites are rarely fatal for humans.

but it won't do my cat or dog any good........i still have a scar on my calf from when i was bit by one when i was 15......

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

ETA: For those that were wondering, BigBoxaJunk's avatar always makes me cringe.

Sorry for that .

And, for what it's worth, my son and I caught a hognose snake many years ago (it was the olive-colored patterned form). I tried to get that snake to eat mice. I tried live mice and dead mice, baby mice and adult mice, but all that snake would ever eat was toads. I released it after a month or two.

 

[spencer rifle]

Hognoses are toad specialists - that's why they dig better than most snakes, especially in sand. They are also immune to the skin toxins of toads. Most animals aren't, as you would see if your dog ever got a hold of a toad.

 

[ghuns]

ghuns, a response from an acquaintance who is an expert...


"It's a harmless Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon). In Indiana, water moccasins (cottonmouths) are essentially known from only one site in Dubois County where they haven't been seen in over 15 yrs. So, despite the fact that everyone thinks they have them in their backyard pond, cottonmouths are a species that may not even be in the state anymore."

Thanks.

I am always skeptical of claims of dangerous snakes, cougars and chupacabras running amok in northern Indiana. But the markings and triangular head made me think twice.

I relayed the information to the property owner, but he remains convinced that his property is overrun with water moccasins and that your friend and the DNR don't know what they're talking about.

 

[Coltsfan33]

Found this skin in the gutter this spring. Another about the same size wrapped around the hydraulics for the bucket on the tractor.

I've seen em one at a time but not together. Both over 6' this year. Rat snakes.

Found one that size under the bed of my uncles hunting cabin... I'm not a huge fan of snakes so I didn't wanna find out if the little guy was still hanging around in there. Headed down the road and slept in the other cabin.

 

[KJQ6945]

Found a 4-5 foot black rat snake today. The unusual part is where I found him. In an apartment complex in Casleton. I was a little surprised to see him, but I'll bet the residents there would have been more surprised.

 

[KJQ6945]

 

[spencer rifle]

Nice!

 

[kolob10]

We grow em big in Brown County.