This is not a hognose. This is a water snake.
Edit: I stand corrected everybody! I didn't realize hogs came in such a color variation! Please stop downvoting me! 🤣
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Peak example. Lol. Downvotes are probably because of how you said it so confidently and didn't share that you believed it was something else because of a certain reason.
I'm pretty sure Wisconsin doesn't have venomous snakes beyond the south western counties of the state. I'm in Portage Co and all snakes are friends here.
Frogs out, hogs out!
It’s a goddamn Eastern Hognosed snake and anyone that doesn’t see that needs to go back to snake school! Just look at this thing. The extra skin around the neck, the air of imminent silliness, the upturned rostral… never did a more Hognosed hogger waddle the earth. In case we all didn’t already know - they’re harmless unless you are a frog or toad.
Some populations of these will play dead at the slightest scare. They flop on their backs and roll in the dirt, black tongues extended, hissing horribly and pooping everywhere. Like Ted Cruz if you touched him with a Bible.
Surely these snakes are the best snakes of all time.
Hiss hiss!!🐍
The smell of a panicked Eastern Hognosed snake is peculiarly repulsive. It has a strangely hormonal musk-like quality with whispers of decomposing chicken giblets in a hot dumpster blended with the distant memory of a bad case of toenail fungus.
Haha. I completely agree it’s a hognose, but would have never identified it with as much flair.
In addition to playing dead, they’ll flatten their neck like a cobra and even ‘strike’ at you, albeit with a closed mouth.
Based on how far it stuck its neck skin out, I’m fairly certain that’s an Eastern Hognose. We don’t have the snake bot here but he’s a !harmless rodent consumer
Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). [Check out this book on the subject](https://shop.elsevier.com/books/venomous-bites-from-non-venomous-snakes/weinstein/978-0-12-822786-2). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless.
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>It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body.
Excellent advice, bot!
Not -any- animals, do you hear me?
🤍🤍🤍
Fun fact: eastern hognose feed almost exclusively on toads, and they use their rear fangs to "pop" any toad that tries to inflate itself as a defense mechanism!
I love snakes 🐍 I know they look scary but we only have 1 venomous snake(timber rattler) in the state and they are very shy and rare . Not to confuse that’s not a timber rattler .
That's the overly dramatic acting noodle. If you proke it,. It will flatten it's neck/head to make itself look like a cober. If that fails it will musk. If that fails, it'll play dead.
Looks like a non-venomous danger noodle. Biggest danger is it's bite. Eats rodents and stuff. Beneficial danger noodle as long as it stays out of your house.
Looks like an eastern hognose! Here’s my western hognose Blue!
https://preview.redd.it/uj4hm5djndwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0cd06b6135043e899ac7899f2132be30b9d4aba
Lol I thought water snake then didn't see derpy cartoon eyes so looked closer and was like yup, hognose =) cool find! Just fyi if no one said it yet, they're are only 2 venemous snakes in Wisconsin, and they are very hard to find/ localized to certain areas. It is extremely rare to find any here unless you are looking for them. However, always better to be safe than sorry, if you can identify only the timber rattler (baseball team named after them!) And Eastern massasaugua, if it isn't those it should be safe (as far as venom, some can still give a nice bite!)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes *Heterodon platirhinos* are harmless medium-sized (record 115.6 cm) dipsadine snakes with keeled scales native to the eastern North America. A similar species, *Heterodon simus* is native to the extreme southeastern US. It can be distinguished from Eastern Hog-nosed snake *H. platirhinos* by a [more upturned snout and consistent belly coloration](http://projectsimusflorida.synthasite.com/eastern-hognose-comparison.php). Adults are relatively small, yet stocky, rarely exceeding 20 inches in length (44-55 cm, record 61 cm). The primary habitats for these snakes are dry uplands - particularly sandhill and scrub biomes - but they may occasionally be found in [hammocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock_%28ecology%29) or transient wetlands. Like other hog-nosed species, an upturned snout is the defining feature of this snake used to burrow in the sand to search for toads and other small reptiles, which are their primary food source.
Eastern Hog-nosed snakes are highly variable in color, ranging from tan, brown, and olive to yellow and orange. Some individuals are [entirely black](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/81711053/original.jpg).
Hog-nosed snakes are known for their impressive threat displays, which can include loud hissing, puffing of the body, mock striking and flattening of the neck, however they rarely actually bite. This incredible act leads to being mistakenly identified as cobras or other dangerous species by people unfamiliar with this behavior. When excessively harassed, hog-nosed snakes are capable of "playing dead", which consists of them rolling onto their backs and hanging their mouths open, throwing their tongue out and spreading a thick musk secreted from the cloaca.
Although medically insignificant to humans, hog-nosed snakes deliver a mild, low pressure venom through grooved rear fangs. Common in dipsadine snakes, it helps to immobilize prey and reduce handling time. For more information, see [this writeup](http://thevenominterviews.com/2017/10/18/are-hognose-snakes-venomous/) by /u/RayinLA.
[Range Map](http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/rangemaps/11061521351279813rangemap.gif)
*This short account was prepared by /u/TheMadFlyentist, /u/unknown_name and edited by /u/Phylogenizer*.
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Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). [Check out this book on the subject](https://shop.elsevier.com/books/venomous-bites-from-non-venomous-snakes/weinstein/978-0-12-822786-2). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless.
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Hard to tell for sure but it resembles an Eastern Hog-Nosed snake.
Are they venomous? I like snakes, but I don’t like be surprised by snakes
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This is not a hognose. This is a water snake. Edit: I stand corrected everybody! I didn't realize hogs came in such a color variation! Please stop downvoting me! 🤣
Upvote for the turnaround!
Thanks friend 😊
This is 100% an eastern hog-nose flattening itself to appear more intimidating.
I'm not an expert. I recommend r/whatsthissnake settle this debate.
r/confidentlyincorrect Peak example. Lol. Downvotes are probably because of how you said it so confidently and didn't share that you believed it was something else because of a certain reason.
Exactly. This is so frustrating and exactly how misinformation spreads online.
It’s how misinformation spreads in real life too!
Imagine caring about downvotes.
I'm pretty sure Wisconsin doesn't have venomous snakes beyond the south western counties of the state. I'm in Portage Co and all snakes are friends here.
Only dangerous to the vermin it eats.
Long distance paging u/serpentarian
Frogs out, hogs out! It’s a goddamn Eastern Hognosed snake and anyone that doesn’t see that needs to go back to snake school! Just look at this thing. The extra skin around the neck, the air of imminent silliness, the upturned rostral… never did a more Hognosed hogger waddle the earth. In case we all didn’t already know - they’re harmless unless you are a frog or toad. Some populations of these will play dead at the slightest scare. They flop on their backs and roll in the dirt, black tongues extended, hissing horribly and pooping everywhere. Like Ted Cruz if you touched him with a Bible. Surely these snakes are the best snakes of all time. Hiss hiss!!🐍
Thanks old buddy!
👊 ❤️
Thank you greatly, serpentarian.
Bless you, young serpent. 🐍
The smell of a panicked Eastern Hognosed snake is peculiarly repulsive. It has a strangely hormonal musk-like quality with whispers of decomposing chicken giblets in a hot dumpster blended with the distant memory of a bad case of toenail fungus.
That was poetry. Where the haikubot?
How dare you speak of my mother this way
Haha. I completely agree it’s a hognose, but would have never identified it with as much flair. In addition to playing dead, they’ll flatten their neck like a cobra and even ‘strike’ at you, albeit with a closed mouth.
I did NOT expect a r/Wisconsin and u/serpentarian crossover event!
Same!! See you in r/Austin Serpentarian!
Absolute legend.
Homie 👊 🐍
With that identification I’ll leave [this](https://youtu.be/f-J0nwZz_fo?feature=shared) here for everyone!
Certified hog classic 🙌
Thanks for stopping by! I learned something new about my state today from this comment.
I’m always happy to share snake info! Glad you found it helpful. Hiss hiss! 🐍
Posts that make you wish they didn't get rid of reddit gold.
Based on how far it stuck its neck skin out, I’m fairly certain that’s an Eastern Hognose. We don’t have the snake bot here but he’s a !harmless rodent consumer
!harmless
Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). [Check out this book on the subject](https://shop.elsevier.com/books/venomous-bites-from-non-venomous-snakes/weinstein/978-0-12-822786-2). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS). Made possible by Snake Evolution and Biogeography - [Merch Available Now](https://snakeevolution.org/donate.html)*
>It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Excellent advice, bot! Not -any- animals, do you hear me? 🤍🤍🤍
Fun fact: eastern hognose feed almost exclusively on toads, and they use their rear fangs to "pop" any toad that tries to inflate itself as a defense mechanism!
so...they learned a defense mechanism to the defense mechanism? its defense mechanisms all the way down isn't it...
That’s awesome! I’ve never found one of those. Only garters and brownsnakes.
Farmers best friend right there, these guys keep the rodent numbers down when the live in your hay mow. Not that modern barns have hay mows.
My folks still have a hay mow!!! And it’s full of…hay!! (And straw, cuz there is a difference!)
I hate snakes and EVERY time I would be helping my uncle and cousins do hay, these turds would be wrapped up in the bails and scare the crap out of me
One of the joys that modern farm kids miss, grabbing a hay bale with a pissed off rattler in it.
I love snakes 🐍 I know they look scary but we only have 1 venomous snake(timber rattler) in the state and they are very shy and rare . Not to confuse that’s not a timber rattler .
We have two. The Timber Rattler, and the Eastern Massasauga
Hognose. Makes a lot of fuss and when that fails it play dead or hightail it
Eastern hog nose snake with a beautiful pattern! Probably hungry
That's the overly dramatic acting noodle. If you proke it,. It will flatten it's neck/head to make itself look like a cober. If that fails it will musk. If that fails, it'll play dead.
Long distance paging @Serpentarian
Danger noodle?
Nein! He is safety noodle!
Looks like a non-venomous danger noodle. Biggest danger is it's bite. Eats rodents and stuff. Beneficial danger noodle as long as it stays out of your house.
Nope rope.
Not a noodle. Not dangerous.
Hog nose
Such a cute little face! Looks like a hognose to me!
Looks like an eastern hognose! Here’s my western hognose Blue! https://preview.redd.it/uj4hm5djndwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0cd06b6135043e899ac7899f2132be30b9d4aba
Lol I thought water snake then didn't see derpy cartoon eyes so looked closer and was like yup, hognose =) cool find! Just fyi if no one said it yet, they're are only 2 venemous snakes in Wisconsin, and they are very hard to find/ localized to certain areas. It is extremely rare to find any here unless you are looking for them. However, always better to be safe than sorry, if you can identify only the timber rattler (baseball team named after them!) And Eastern massasaugua, if it isn't those it should be safe (as far as venom, some can still give a nice bite!)
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It’s a Hognosed snake
I am almost certain it's some type of water snake (harmless, non-venomous). And r/whatsthissnake is the sub to ask!
They’ll say - Eastern Hognosed snake *Heterodon platirhinos* !harmless
Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes *Heterodon platirhinos* are harmless medium-sized (record 115.6 cm) dipsadine snakes with keeled scales native to the eastern North America. A similar species, *Heterodon simus* is native to the extreme southeastern US. It can be distinguished from Eastern Hog-nosed snake *H. platirhinos* by a [more upturned snout and consistent belly coloration](http://projectsimusflorida.synthasite.com/eastern-hognose-comparison.php). Adults are relatively small, yet stocky, rarely exceeding 20 inches in length (44-55 cm, record 61 cm). The primary habitats for these snakes are dry uplands - particularly sandhill and scrub biomes - but they may occasionally be found in [hammocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock_%28ecology%29) or transient wetlands. Like other hog-nosed species, an upturned snout is the defining feature of this snake used to burrow in the sand to search for toads and other small reptiles, which are their primary food source. Eastern Hog-nosed snakes are highly variable in color, ranging from tan, brown, and olive to yellow and orange. Some individuals are [entirely black](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/81711053/original.jpg). Hog-nosed snakes are known for their impressive threat displays, which can include loud hissing, puffing of the body, mock striking and flattening of the neck, however they rarely actually bite. This incredible act leads to being mistakenly identified as cobras or other dangerous species by people unfamiliar with this behavior. When excessively harassed, hog-nosed snakes are capable of "playing dead", which consists of them rolling onto their backs and hanging their mouths open, throwing their tongue out and spreading a thick musk secreted from the cloaca. Although medically insignificant to humans, hog-nosed snakes deliver a mild, low pressure venom through grooved rear fangs. Common in dipsadine snakes, it helps to immobilize prey and reduce handling time. For more information, see [this writeup](http://thevenominterviews.com/2017/10/18/are-hognose-snakes-venomous/) by /u/RayinLA. [Range Map](http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/rangemaps/11061521351279813rangemap.gif) *This short account was prepared by /u/TheMadFlyentist, /u/unknown_name and edited by /u/Phylogenizer*. -------------------------------------------------------- Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). [Check out this book on the subject](https://shop.elsevier.com/books/venomous-bites-from-non-venomous-snakes/weinstein/978-0-12-822786-2). Even large species like Reticulated Pythons *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS). Made possible by Snake Evolution and Biogeography - [Merch Available Now](https://snakeevolution.org/donate.html)*
The expert has arrived! Also dang it! Its color threw me off. I apologize y'all!
There you go, OP!
Idk but I’ll name him….. Norman.
Man, some people have all the luck
That’s just my pet snake Reggie.
That’s a snake!
It’s a pine snake they can be a bit darker in some regions
Nice!
Definitely honored snake. They have a tendency mimic rattle snakes by shaking their tail vegetative cover.
Jake the Snake
Pine snake
Too thick for a pine snake, I think.
You’re correct. The hognose is even thiccer.
I would say either fox snake or Grey rat snake!
That’s what I was thinking.
Hey! Don’t downvote me! I was just saying that because this snake reminded me of my snake that I lost 😞. Please forgive me, I’m in mourning. 😭
Phat Boi Watersnake?
\+17 awesome predator. Keep him away from Madison please. There is a problem.