snakes in wisconsin

[booner427]

I went hunting tonight with my brother and he almost stepped on a snake. we were trying to figure out what kind it was. It was a little over 24 inches and was about as big around as a golf ball. When he was disterbed he flattened his head out like a cobra wouldand would hiss at us. My bro about screamed when he almost stepped on it, so I took the privlige of finding this snake and chased him across a small grass field with it.Well anyways was just wondering if any one might know what kind it was. thanks..

[wis_bow_huntr]

What was the color patterns on it, sounds to me liek a corn snake, most snakes have the ability to flatten their heads.

[Handles]

Sounds like a hog-nosed snake. They have a color pattern similar to a rattler and will flatten their head and hiss, if further provoked they will turn belly up and ooze out some slime that stinks like rotting flesh. Non-poisonous. I remember finding a few of them in wood piles and stuff as a kid.

[tickman1961]

ORIGINAL: Handles

Sounds like a hog-nosed snake. They have a color pattern similar to a rattler and will flatten their head and hiss, if further provoked they will turn belly up and ooze out some slime that stinks like rotting flesh. Non-poisonous. I remember finding a few of them in wood piles and stuff as a kid.

Hognose would be my guess........funny little snake that will also play dead and let out a rotting stink..

[USAF_hunter]

Sounds like a one eyed trouser snake. Tell your brother not to play with them kind.

[crenshaw]

its a hognose snake,

http://www.garden-city.org/zoo/animalinfo/ReptAmph/hognose_snake.htm

this website gives pics and description. Used to have a couple at the zoo i worked at, harmless snakes.

[booner427]

It must be the hognose. Only itwas a darker brown and it didn't play dead just coiled up and hissed then tried to get away slowley but we caught it agian. I didn't know if it was poisoness so we used a stick to pick it up.