Eastern Hognose Snake (and Prey) Skeleton

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The skeleton of an eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos, UF-H-69528), a fluid-preserved specimen from the Florida Museum of Natural History. It was collected in the process of eating a toad, and CT scans revealed that it had eaten a newt earlier (the skeleton further down in the digestive tract). This model was made with Volumegraphics VGStudioMax 3.3 from a CT scan produced by a Phoenix V|Tome|X S. The model was generated to complement a learning activity designed during the UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training workshop “3D Vertebrates: From Museum Shelves to Classrooms.” Scanning and modeling of this specimen was funded by the oVert project at the University of Florida (NSF DBI 1701714, https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki).