Southern hognose snake
By: Issachar Delacruz
The region in North Carolina where it is found
The southern hognose snake can be found throughout the southeastern United States. Its known habitats are in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Why it is in danger of extinction
As an endangered species, the southern hognose is on the brink of extinction. Little is understood as to the cause of the rapid population loss of the southern hognose. However, likely contributors are the destruction of the southern hognose’s natural habitat as once rural areas of Florida and other coastal areas in the south become highly urbanized and developed, and the exploitation of land for commercial purposes. It is also possible that the introduction of non-native species into the ecosystems of the south is having an impact on this snake’s population. Because of its threatened status, it is important that serious conservation efforts are undertaken to preserve the southern hognose’s delicate natural habitats. The southern hognose is facing the most dramatic population loss in Mississippi and Alabama.
What is being done to protect it
Heterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common. In these areas there is no shortage of the sandy areas which are optimal for these snakes, so they are able to thrive.Heterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common. In these areas there is no shortage of the sandy areas which are optimal for these snakes, so they are able to thrive.Heterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common. In these areas there is no shortage of the sandy areas which are optimal for these snakes, so they are able to thrive.Heterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common. In these areas there is no shortage of the sandy areas which are optimal for these snakes, so they are able to thrive.eterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common.eterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common.Heterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois.eterodon nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain reHeterodox nasicus is not given national status as endangered or threatened. However, because of habitat destruction, the numbers of H. nasicus have declined by a considerable amount in certain regions, and as a result western hognose snakes are listed as threatened or even endangered in some of the states in which they reside. These states include Iowa and Illinois. Numerous human developments have pushed western hognose snakes from their sandy habitat into more wooded areas, where it is ill-equipped for survival. In these states there are programs to help save these snakes' habitats. In the southern states, such as Texas and New Mexico, western hognose snakes are quite common. In these areas there is no shortage of the sandy areas which are optimal for these snakes, so they are able to thrive.