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April 25, 2017 - Rogers, MN, USA - Wildlife technician Angela Isackson re-released a tagged bull snake at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Rogers, Minn., on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. This was a snake found earlier this year at the park, fitted with radio transmitter and released back into the park along with the introduction of the hognose snakes. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER Â¥ renee.jones@startribune.com Three Rivers Park District has been restoring wildlife habitat in its parks for 50 years. The Park District has successfully reintroduced a number of wildlife species over the years, including Trumpeter Swans, Osprey, Bullsnakes, and Spring Peepers. The Park DistrictÕs newest reintroduction project is bringing Plains Hog-nosed Snakes to the prairies at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Rogers..Plains Hog-nosed Snakes are medium sized with an average size of two feet long. Females are normally larger than males. Their color is brown/gray with dark blotches. The nose is turned up and has the appearance of a hogÕs nose. They are a secretive snake that spends most of its time underground or under the grass..The Park District is working with Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge to collect four male and eight female snakes. Six of the snakes will have a radio transmitter implanted in them by the Wildlife Rehab Center in Roseville so they can be followed through the summer. The location information collected from the radio telemetry will be used to help manage the snakes in the future..Park District staff expect the snakes to quickly adapt to their new home, but it will be a number of years for the population to grow enough for them to be regularly seen. Adding this snake to the prairie will bring back more of the natural diversity of the park. (Credit Image: © Renee Jones Schneider/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)

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April 25, 2017 - Rogers, MN, USA - Wildlife technician Angela Isackson re-released a tagged bull snake at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Rogers, Minn., on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. This was a snake found earlier this year at the park, fitted with radio transmitter and released back into the park along with the introduction of the hognose snakes. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER Â¥ renee.jones@startribune.com Three Rivers Park District has been restoring wildlife habitat in its parks for 50 years. The Park District has successfully reintroduced a number of wildlife species over the years, including Trumpeter Swans, Osprey, Bullsnakes, and Spring Peepers. The Park DistrictÕs newest reintroduction project is bringing Plains Hog-nosed Snakes to the prairies at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Rogers..Plains Hog-nosed Snakes are medium sized with an average size of two feet long. Females are normally larger than males. Their color is brown/gray with dark blotches. The nose is turned up and has the appearance of a hogÕs nose. They are a secretive snake that spends most of its time underground or under the grass..The Park District is working with Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge to collect four male and eight female snakes. Six of the snakes will have a radio transmitter implanted in them by the Wildlife Rehab Center in Roseville so they can be followed through the summer. The location information collected from the radio telemetry will be used to help manage the snakes in the future..Park District staff expect the snakes to quickly adapt to their new home, but it will be a number of years for the population to grow enough for them to be regularly seen. Adding this snake to the prairie will bring back more of the natural diversity of the park. (Credit Image: © Renee Jones Schneider/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)