I keep 4 different species of hognose (CB and WC) and have never been bitten. I have had them since I was in 2nd grade, and have zero qualms about letting my children hold them. The whole "venom" issue in hognoses is still up for debate. Do their fangs really inject venom? Or are they more of a tool to deflate the toads they eat? Do they actually produce "venom" or is it bacteria in their saliva? Not enough study has been done to state that they are venomous. There are lots of theories, but little scientific papers. I have heard of one individual that had a reaction to a rat snake bite. It is all a matter of a persons sensitivity(or stupidity to let one chew on you long enough to get a real bite).
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Jenea

2:3 Tricolor Hognose
2:1 Eastern Hognose
1:2 Western Hognose
2:2 Southern Hognose
0:0:2 Florida Redbelly Snakes
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1:1 Red-eared Slider
1:2:2 Mediterranean Geckos
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1:1 Kids
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