Metabolic rates in reptiles is mostly dependent on temperatures. The optimum temperature in order for a reptiles metabolism to run efficiently varies between species.

What you are talking about is digestion which is an entirely different process than metabolism. Rate of digestion will also vary from species to species.

Digestion is how the body processes intake in the gastrointestinal tract and expels waste through the intestines.

Metabolism is what the cells do to utilize the energy we have absorbed from our intake during and through the digestive process.

So, to answer your question, a hognose snakes metabolic rate is most likely no faster than most other colubrids. However, they are more in line with other small colubrid species like garters, brown snakes, etc, with how fast they digest their intake.

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