Insects on nose of snake

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… Solomon Hendrix, 16 December, 2020 - 11:31pm

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… Solomon Hendrix, 16 December, 2020 - 10:05am

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… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2010 - 5:56pm

Hysteropterum

Probably H. punctiferum, but there is a second species in FL

… Andy Hamilton, 31 August, 2010 - 2:59pm

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… john and jane balaban, 28 June, 2010 - 9:14am

Awesome photo!

Really enjoyed seeing this... thanks for posting.

… Harsi S. Parker, 23 June, 2010 - 5:21pm

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… Ken Schneider, 16 June, 2010 - 4:45pm

Wow.

The nose of a copperhead? I'd love to see another one of those :-) The insect is the nymph of a planthopper of some sort, maybe Achiidae or Cixiidae.

… Eric R. Eaton, 10 May, 2010 - 2:11am

Or Issidae?

;o)

… Arp, 10 May, 2010 - 4:47pm

three insects on nose of snake

Yes a copperhead, one that was opaque(about to shed). It remained very still as the insect crawled all over, even on its eye.
Thanks for the insect ID!

… MaryAnn Friedman, 10 May, 2010 - 7:52am

no doubt in my mind

the ticks are ticks, i often find tiny ticks in lizzards "ears" and they will bite people too. what the other thing is i dunno perhaps it was slated for lunch tee hee

… Edna Woodward, 10 May, 2010 - 1:46am

Ticks

Yes, definitely ticks. They could be little male Amblyomma, from the hint of festoons on the lower one, but it's impossible to really tell from the photo. There are some species of rather exotic reptile ticks found in Florida, too. Did you keep any samples?

… Jon Oliver, 17 May, 2010 - 1:08pm

ID for ticks on Copperhead

It's usually not a good idea to attempt to take ANYTHING from the heat sensing pit of a Copperhead ;) However you can view the Amblyomma maculatum male(Photo #133847)that I submitted for ID verification after my husband and I both became ill from tick bite that occured at this location a few of years ago. Thanks for considering the Tick ID.
MaryAnn

… MaryAnn Friedman, 17 May, 2010 - 2:20pm