KC,
TAC5 has it about right. Hognose have a wide color variation. Some of them mimic pygmy rattlers, others (like yours) remind me more of a canebrake rattler. They rarely get over 18", and make up for it by putting on a great hissy fit when cornered.
My son had a pet hognose he named "Conan". He would take frogs and water right out of your hand, and sleep in a pocket. He would hiss violently at the cats, but never once offered to bite.
Interesting about the nose, because without a turned up nose, it's definitely not a hognose snake. It's just too hard to tell without a good shot of the whole body.
