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Eastern hog-nosed snake

Animal common names
Eastern hog-nosed snake
Family
Reptilia
Animal genus and species
Heterodon platyrhinus
Serovar
Ballum
Serogroup
Ballum
Presumptive species
L.borgpeterseni


Country names
United States
Other location data
Dickson Springs Experiment Center, Illinois
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney, Other tissue
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
"Sent to Centers for Disease Control, GA", Sent to "The Walter Reed Army Institute"


Number of animals with id isolates
1
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Ferris DH, Rhoades HE, Hanson LE, Galton MM, Mansfield ME, 1961. Research into the nidality of Leptospira ballum in campestral hosts including the hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platyrhinus). Cornell Vet 51: 405-419.