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Heterodon Platirhinos

Walked upon this puffed adder just above the Emory River.
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  • A surveyor needs to be very familiar will all the local snake species to better understand what he/she is going to expect in the field. In our place, King Cobra is a real threat to surveyors but Killer Bees are more scary. There are accounts of death due to Killer Bees attacks.

  • Non venomous. This snake is also known as the 'hog-nosed' snake. Its defense mechanisms are turning over on its back and playing dead, flaring its neck to pose as venomous, and excreting a stinch of death.

  • Is this venomous?

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