Mexican Hognose Snake Owners

[sapphire_moon]

I found this on www.hognose.com
Thought it was interesting for those who own/breed/plan to breed Mexican hognose snakes/



NEWS RELEASE

Mexican Hognose Snake recognized as a distinct species.
Smith, Chiszar, Eckerman & Walley [2003 The Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Hognose Snake Heterodon kennerlyi Kennicott (1860). Journal of Kansas Herpetology 5: 17-20] recommended that this taxon, formerly a subspecies of Heterodon nasicus, be recognized as a distinct
species.

An excellent image of this taxon is available on the CNAH web site at

http://www.cnah.org/detail.asp?id=150


Dennis Desmond, Webmaster, Hognose.com

[Vanan]

Cool! Thanks for the info!