Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake)
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WESTERN
HOGNOSE SNAKE
Heterodon nasicus Baird & Girard, 1852
STATUS: Very rare
LOCALITIES OBSERVED: Kaufman
Co.: 7.7 mi N of jct Tx
243 and FM 987
DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Kaufman
HABITAT: Post Oak Belt
SUBSPECIES: Dusty
Hognose Snake (H. n. gloydi Edgren, 1952)
COMMENTS: There are
very few deep sandy soils in the Metroplex to sustain a population of the
dusty hognose snake.
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