Southern Hognose Snake

Recently I had the opportunity to drive down to one of my favorite spots, the Sandhills of NC, to look for wildlife.  I was fortunate enough to find a snake I had previously only longed to find.  The Southern Hognose snake, similar to the western hognose that I use in my programs. Like all hognose snakes, this guy puts on an amazing threat display and it did not disappoint.  These guys are getting increasingly more rare in NC due to habitat loss and other issues like invasion of fire ants in their habitat.  I look at these amazing animals and thank God for his creativity.  Only a loving designer could create such a remarkable animal!