snakems
02-03-2009, 11:20 AM
this had me looking up the hognosed snake from my area questioning my memory.
Years ago I was out searching for snakes with my little brother and I lifted up a large peice of ply wood in the very rear of my back yard, and found a brownish colored snake coiled up and surprised to see its hiding place turned over! lol
Its face was very stout and roundish and like turned up from what I recall so I had assumed it was a hognosed snake, though I really didnt get the BEST look at it because upon reaching to pick it up it bit me and slithered away and I was not able to catch it to get a better look at it. The bite was not very painful and I barely even bled. There wasnt really even any swelling afterwards. It was a little sore though for a couple days after. I remember specifically that i felt it much more the next day than I did when it happened. This snake was a decent size. Definitely bigger than all the garters Ive ever found. At least girth-wise.
Now I am no herpetologist by ANY MEANS lol so this was just a GUESS and from someone who knows VERY little about this kind of stuff at that, but now that I've read up on this snake, it says that they do not bite in self defense. Is this true? and if so does anyone have any idea of what kind of snake this was that I came in contact with? lol....
I live In eastern Massachusetts if this helps at all.... :)
Years ago I was out searching for snakes with my little brother and I lifted up a large peice of ply wood in the very rear of my back yard, and found a brownish colored snake coiled up and surprised to see its hiding place turned over! lol
Its face was very stout and roundish and like turned up from what I recall so I had assumed it was a hognosed snake, though I really didnt get the BEST look at it because upon reaching to pick it up it bit me and slithered away and I was not able to catch it to get a better look at it. The bite was not very painful and I barely even bled. There wasnt really even any swelling afterwards. It was a little sore though for a couple days after. I remember specifically that i felt it much more the next day than I did when it happened. This snake was a decent size. Definitely bigger than all the garters Ive ever found. At least girth-wise.
Now I am no herpetologist by ANY MEANS lol so this was just a GUESS and from someone who knows VERY little about this kind of stuff at that, but now that I've read up on this snake, it says that they do not bite in self defense. Is this true? and if so does anyone have any idea of what kind of snake this was that I came in contact with? lol....
I live In eastern Massachusetts if this helps at all.... :)