What kind of Snake?? Minnesota

Its an Eastern Hog-nosed snake displaying an aggressive stance. Hope that helps.

 

Hognose I think...

 

Wow mmwtdh, I beat you by a second ;D.

 

About 35+ years ago my cousin had a big hognose snake in a fish tank. We called them spreading adders around my neck of the woods, but one day the cat knocked the tank over and he said he never did find that snake.

 

One of my all-time favorite snakes!
All sorts of aggressive display but I don't think it's possible to get one to bite. If looking ferocious won't work they will play dead.
I would keep one as a pet except I think they only eat toads and those are hard to come by up here.

 

Although...........

Although toads are their mian diet, they do eat rodents, lizards and small birds.



Kerby...

 

When playing dead they omit an odor of decay so the predators will leave them alone.

 

lol and they make you smell like skunk if they get that yellow poo on you

 

That "yellow poo" is called musk. Nasty stuff indeed, but if you are a reptile breeder/ keeper you tend to get used to it to some degree. Those 14 ft Burmese pythons are big producers of musk. Ickkkk!!!