A woman encountered a rather unusual beachgoer in Maryland recently. Footage filmed by Roxanne Flanagan while visiting Ocean City Beach shows an eastern hog-nosed snake slithering along the sand.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

They inhabit the eastern portion of the U.S. and prefer sandy soil types, so their presence on beaches is not rare. It’s not common, however, to see an eastern hog-nosed snake swimming in the ocean.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff were not on-site, but did tell the Scripps News Group in Baltimore that, based on the photos, it appears to be an eastern hog-nosed snake.