That looks like it might be a young Timber rattler to me, although it's not outside the realm of possibility that it's a hognose snake.
Most likely a hognose. Their pattern is highly variable, and they will bluff aggressiveness and flatten their head and body out before they either slither away or play dead. NOT a rattler or anything else venomous. And I am a snake expert.View attachment 60211
How about this little one on my driveway last week. It was small, maybe total of 16in long, maybe only 12 inches. It was an aggressive little SOB but I left him alone and he went about his way. Can't figure out what exactly it is.
Most likely a hognose. Their pattern is highly variable, and they will bluff aggressiveness and flatten their head and body out before they either slither away or play dead. NOT a rattler or anything else venomous. And I am a snake expert.
Though there still is the possibility of n water, but they are usually browner.
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How about this little one on my driveway last week. It was small, maybe total of 16in long, maybe only 12 inches. It was an aggressive little SOB but I left him alone and he went about his way. Can't figure out what exactly it is.
Hognoses are toad specialists. They can eat them without any harm from the skin poisons, and will use their nose to dig sand and loose dirt to get them. They also won't turn their nose up at a frog.All he would eat were toads and frogs. We released him later that summer.
Hognoses are toad specialists. They can eat them without any harm from the skin poisons, and will use their nose to dig sand and loose dirt to get them. They also won't turn their nose up at a frog.
Should I be worried if this is in my canoe?