You will not be disappointed if you add some hogs to your collection... They are a really cool snake...



To answer some of your questions...



A plains hognose snake is Heterodon Nasicus which is the most commonly kept...



A dusty hognose ia also Heterodon nasicus... Some consider it as a subspecies so the name gloydi is added to the latin name...



I am not sure how widely accepted the subspecies is... It is separated only by slight pattern variation, and in most opinions it is not enough to grant it subspecies status...



The plains and the dusty frequently intergrade in their natural habitat...

When refering to the Western Hognose, this would include the Plains and the Dusty...



The Mexican hognose has been granted full species status... The latin is Heterodon kennerlyi... It was once considered a subspecies of H. nasicus but no longer are... There is much more than pattern variations that separate them from H. nasicus...



I gather that many of the captive born hogs in the states are a cross between the Plains and the Dusty...



In my opinion, Heterodon nasicus and Heterodon kennerlyi should not be cross bred in captivity... As stated, this is purely my opinion...



For morph info you can take a look at...



www.superconda.com

And for a really well put together morph guide go to...

www.cowtownreptiles.com/Morphs



Many of the breeders on this site breed what you are looking for... Btween all the great breeders on this site, it will not be hard for you to find awesome examples of the morphs you are looking for...



Hope this answers some of you questions...

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