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They have been traced at the Great Lakes in western part of the country, in south the species can be traced throughout central and eastern Texas. Eastern Hognose snakes have been also found in the entire northern and southern Carolina. Natural Habitat. These snakes are likely to be found in woodlands where there is sandy soil.
Heterodon platirhinos, commonly known as the eastern hog-nosed snake, spreading adder, or deaf adder, is a harmless colubrid species endemic to North America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Habitat. Studies have shown that H. platirhinos prefers upland sandy pine-forests, old-fields and forest edges. [9] . Like most of the genus Heterodon, the Eastern Hognose Snake prefers dry conditions with loose soil for burrowing purposes. [10] . These loose soils are preferable habitat components for nesting and egg laying. [11] .
Eastern hognose snakes are found from eastern-central Minnesota, and Wisconsin to southern Ontario, Canada, and extreme southern New Hampshire, south to southern Florida, and west to eastern Texas and western Kansas.
Heterodon platirhinos, commonly known as the eastern hog-nosed snake, spreading adder, or deaf adder, is a harmless colubrid species endemic to North America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
25 kwi 2024 · The eastern hognose is a rear-fanged colubrid snake native to North America. Though their venom is too weak to be dangerous to humans, these snakes are sometimes known as spreading adders because of their habit to ‘hood’ when threatened.
Habitat. Eastern hognose snakes are mostly found in areas with dry, sandy, or mixed sandy soils. They are often found in grassy fields, fields that contain crops, and along woodland edges. When found along woodland edges, they are mostly found in thinly wooded pine and/or hardwood areas.
