because people think that it is scary and is going to bit you and they kill it.And they are losing there habitat rapidly.PS. there not going to hurt you or hurt pets.
Hognose snakes are a pretty docile species. Also - they don't grow very big (about 18 inches !)
Some of the snakes that inhabit Jekyll Island in Georgia include Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Eastern Coral Snakes, Eastern Rat Snakes, Eastern Garter Snakes, and Eastern Hognose Snakes. It's important to be cautious and respectful of these native species when exploring the island.
Nope - the Hognose snake only grows to around 18 inches !
Snakes, hognose snake and corn snake.
No. Hognose snakes are nonvenomous.
its a eastern hognose snake
There are 22 different species of snakes native to the state including the;Black RatsnakeKirtlands Snake (Endangered Species)Eastern GartersnakeEastern King SnakeEastern Hognose SnakeEastern MilksnakeEastern Ribbon SnakeEastern Smooth EarthsnakeEastern Worm SnakeEastern Smooth GreensnakeNorthern Ringneck SnakeNorthern Water SnakeNorthern Red-bellied SnakeNorthern Black RacerNorthern Brown SnakeMountain Smooth EarthsnakeRough Green Snake (Endangered Species)Shorthead Garter Snake and the three that are Venemous. The:Northern CopperheadTimber Rattlesnake (Threatened Species Candidate) and theEastern Massauga Rattlesnake (Endangered Species}.
frogs,birds,lizerds and rats
Sand adders are mildly venomous, while hognose snakes are not venomous at all. Sand adders possess venom that they use to subdue their prey, while hognose snakes rely on their behavior and physical traits for defense rather than venom.
No,Only hognose snakes play dead.
it likes sandy areas
Because the human race continues it's unabated march into the snakes natural territory - killing many specimens in the process ! The eastern diamondback is not, as a species, considered endangered. However, it is endangered in North Carolina, and Louisiana.