haha...sorry it wasn't on the caresheet...the size was mentioned on the "description" section which says ...."Thus we have a snake that is rear fanged with a funny (upturned) nose or snout. These snakes average between one and a half to two feet long with a record length of just under three feet.".....sorry about that...rarely they max out at 2...well atleast the ones i have seen...and to ur venom question...this has been a LONG debated issue...now to make the long story short...the safest way to put it is..the snake does have venom...but usually mild swelling occurrs as a normal reaction....a serious reaction could make u end up in ICU...some say the chances of suffering a fatal/serious reaction from a hognose bite is little to none....to even "semi-react" it would only be about the probability of a person suffering a reaction from a bee sting....now i hogs are very uninclined to bite unless under a feeding response....and it takes a while for the fangs to get chewed into place...so once a hog bites...pinch its head...and then it can't chew...so the fangs remain stationary and suspended...usually flushing in cold water will make it release...or introduce it to rubbing alcohol...but thats not the question asked...so if u for some reason get bit by a hog...i would take cautionary measures as if u were bitten by a seriously "hot"highly-venomouse) snake...just in case...bandage tightlyso the venom doesn't spread...if needbe...have a venom extractor handy...but chances of this happening are soo rare most people don't care...the best way to react to a bite is to not get bitten in the first place...handle a hog correctly...and u'll have a great pet...i personally keep a small pocket snake hook during feeding...so i put the mouse in its feeding container and then hook the snake and place it in the container...after it is done...hook the snake and return it to its enclosure...this is probably the most important part of this reply because most bites are almost always related to feeding responses and not defensive...but some say they do have a defensive bite....

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