Sask. Hognose

[Ryan]

I've been away for a few weeks but here's some news from before I left, Kevin this should interest you.

A couple weeks back Ryan Wunsch and I went out fishing and we were lucky enough to spot a first for both of us. I somehow spotted what I thought was a hatchling rattler in the middle of the road as Ryan was flying down a gravel road to a local fishing spot. At first I wasn't even sure it was a snake since it was so small and we were going so fast but I said something anyway and I'm glad I did.

We both thought rattler as we walked up but as soon as we saw the tail sticking up without a rattle we got excited, finding these guys in this area is not easy and it's usually farmers who have no clue what they are that do see them. Great little guy that was nice enough to pose for a few pics before getting him off the road.

[joeysgreen]

Sweet

[Kevin]

Awesome! Anyone know if the hoggies are rare or just hard to find in Saskatchewan? In Manitoba they have a good population but they are just hard to find.

I've caught one, and it just musked, no regure, no neck flatten, no strikes. It was an adult, I was surprised it never used much defense. Do you think a juvie would be more defensive then an adult?

[Kevin]

How long was he? The only adult male I have seen before was very small compared to the female.

[Shawn(snakebite)]

:)Nice piks!
I suspect that a juvie would be more defensive than an adult based on baby snakes that I hatch out.This is the only time I've seen corns , for example , strike out and be real pissy.But I guess it depends really on the individual .

[shawnfraser]

That is really cool! I have never seen a hognose in the wild, but I worked with one for about 8 years at Reptile World. When Jonathan Wright studied the rattlesnakes at Suffield, I know he saw a couple, but they are rare in Alberta.

[splash]

what part of the province did you find him in??? very cool!