eastern hognose with clouded blue eyes preparing to shed

adders black blue burrow clouded coastal coiled common defensive dig diurnal drama dramatic eastern eggs environment exaggerate eyes farmland fields frogs harmless herpetology herps hiss hissing hognose lizards musk nature nose oviparous polygynandrous preparing puff reptile research riparian sand scales serpent shed shedding slither smell snake snout solitary southeast spreadhead terrestrial thickbodied toads wild wildlife woodlands