Hognose Snakes - New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Your Reptile and Amphibian Resource and Information Site

Back to Hognose Snakes Forum Forums Home Members Area

Hognose Snakes Forum

Occ1123 Brairpatch Brairpatch Dave1162 Occ1123 Repfanatic Occ1123 Repfanatic Occ1123 Venom7799 Occ1123 Dave1162 Occ1123 Tmcrae Tmcrae ScyllaCharybdis JackAsp Carpondro17

Member

Message

#1566580

Occ1123
View Profile

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Here are some new pics I have taken of my CBB 07 Male Red Southern Hognose that I figured you guys might enjoy. (I just love taking pictures of this little beautie, but it it so hard to capture his true colors in a photo.)

These first few are of him before, during, and after meal time.

Him admiring his reflection (lol).

Some of him climbing (I didn’t think hogs climbed at all until this).

A pic of him on the scale, followed by a pic I really like of him poking his head out of the Sani-Chips (with a couple still on his head (lol)).

Some of the better close-ups I got.

I love this last one...

And finally...a body shot, followed by a pic of his house.

Hope you enjoyed them all...let me know what you think!

~Alex

01/03/08 12:21pm

#1567300

Brairpatch
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1566580

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Im having a hard time distinguishing your "simus" from platirhinos. Fill me in please?

01/03/08 09:53pm

#1568440

Brairpatch
View Profile

Message To: Brairpatch In reference to Message Id: 1567300

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Im not trying to be an . Im seriously wondering if there is a way to tell em apart just by their looks.

01/04/08 08:33pm

#1568729

Dave1162
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1566580

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

absolutely gorgeous, this might seem too forward, but how much would one of these cost? Anyways, regardless, beautiful snake.

01/04/08 11:26pm

#1572752

Occ1123
View Profile

Message To: Dave1162 In reference to Message Id: 1568729

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Thanks guys!

As far as visual differences between southerns and easterns...southerns have a more up turned snout, are very small, and as far as color goes...they do not come in many different color varieties (like eastern hogs do).

Southerns typically have a gray ground color with black spots on their sides.
The dorsal pattern is black saddles divided by light peach (normally) or sometimes their is very little color between the saddles (varies with locality).........or in VERY RARE cases there will be a deep redish orange between the saddles (like mine).
The ventral pattern is typically gray with scattered black.
Also, the tip of the tail typically changes to light brown and cream colored banding.

Easterns vary tremendously with color (and sometimes pattern), but I agree...can have similar pattern and color to southerns.
In my opinion, easterns have a less saddle-like dorsal pattern. (I’m not sure if that helps.)
You really just have to study lots of pictures of the two to be able to tell them apart easily. And like I said, there are definitely some that are very hard to distinguish in a single photo.
(I can tell you for sure though...you will never seen an eastern with as red only on its back contrasting with gray and black (like the red southern that I have).

Anyway, I hope that some of that was helpful. :-)

Dave1162...I don’t mind discussing the price because he was worth every penny.
I payed $350 plus shipping for him after he was well started on unscented f/t small pinkies.
Females were selling for $425, but females were only being offered as part of a pair.

The reason for the high price is because of their extreme rarity.
The breeder that sold me mine was still the only one in the world to be breeding red southerns as of the end of this season.
Besides him and his friend, I was the third person to have one at the time. (Now I think there are about 2 or 3 more people that have one.)
In the past, facilities like zoos have bought hatchling red southerns for four-figure amounts.

For someone who likes hogs (like me lol), they are a rare opportunity to have a beautiful snake that almost nobody else has.

01/07/08 04:43pm

#1573014

Repfanatic
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1572752

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Awesome pics! BTW, what kind of camera do you have and how much did it cost? My camera sucks and I’m looking for a REALLY good one to invest in.

01/07/08 10:33pm

#1574513

Occ1123
View Profile

Message To: Repfanatic In reference to Message Id: 1573014

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Thanks!

All the pics besides the close-ups were taken with a Nikon E8700 (when I bought it from a friend used a few years ago, I think I payed like $600).
The close-ups were taken with a Canon Power Shot A530 (I think I payed like $200 a few years ago for it.
BTW I enhanced all of the close-ups and zoomed in on them using Adobe Photoshop.

OK, so as far as picking a "really good camera to invest in", I just bought I new that I have done a lot of research on.
I wanted a DSLR...so I went with the Canon EOS Rebel XTi. I feel it is the best starter DSLR for the most affordable price, and a really good camera in general to invest in.
I bought it in a big kit from an Ebay business for $1300, but you certainly don’t need to spend that much. You can be the body and the kit lens (18-15mm) for just under $600 from some online sellers, but if you want to get good photos of your animals I would recommend shelling out about another $100-$200 to get a good quality lens with a macro mode (or get an actual macro lens).
(The kit that I bought came with a macro attachment lens, as well as a Tamron 70-300mm lens that as a macro mode...so I am set on that.)

I haven’t had the chance to photograph any of my snakes with it yet, but I know it was definitely a good investment.

I hope I was some help.

~Alex

01/09/08 04:48pm

#1575689

Repfanatic
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1574513

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Thank you! That was actually more help than I expected.

01/10/08 04:30pm

#1575897

Occ1123
View Profile

Message To: Repfanatic In reference to Message Id: 1575689

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

You’re welcome.

Glad to hear I was of help!

01/10/08 07:45pm

#1580397

Venom7799
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1575897

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

aww what a little cutie congradulatons on the little guy. he looks nice and round and his cage looks nice as well. your lucky to find him congradulations again ^_^

01/15/08 10:36pm

#1581542

Occ1123
View Profile

Message To: Venom7799 In reference to Message Id: 1580397

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Thank you very much...I really appreciate it!

I truly did feel like I hit the "hoggy lotto" (lol) when I found the one and only current breeder of these guys! :-)

01/16/08 08:59pm

#1593277

Dave1162
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1572752

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Yeah, that is a very exciting purchase for a hognose, congrats!! (I probably would have done the same thing too.)

01/24/08 10:56pm

#1594262

Occ1123
View Profile

Message To: Dave1162 In reference to Message Id: 1593277

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Thanks man! :-)

01/25/08 07:21pm

#1723810

Tmcrae
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1594262

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Mond if I ask who the breeder you bought him from? you can PM the info if youâ€™d like if youâ€™d rather not say I understand. That is a real beauty you have there!

05/03/08 07:16am

#1723811

Tmcrae
View Profile

Message To: Occ1123 In reference to Message Id: 1594262

New Pics of My 07 Red Southern Hognose

Mind if I ask who the breeder you bought him from? you can PM the info if youâ€™d like if youâ€™d rather not say I understand. That is a real beauty you have there!

05/03/08 07:18am