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Hognose Snakes

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Photo: Southern Hognose
Gallery Photo: CrimsonKing

The hognose snake is a type of colubrid snake characterized by an upturned snout which aids in digging in sandy soils by using a sweeping, side to side motion. They are notorious for playing dead when threatened. The hognose snakes consist of three distantly related genera that are artificially grouped together by the "hognose" common name: Heterodon which are predominantly found in United States and northern Mexico. Leioheterodon the Madagascar hognose snakes, and Lystrophis the South American or tri-colored hognose snakes. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Hognose Snakes. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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17 Nov 04, 2005 05:40 PM
by phwyvern
is it safe to feed on aspen bedding?
by bigcountry1 - Nov 02, 2005 03:07 PM
6 Nov 17, 2005 12:01 PM
by fullstringer
madagascar giant hognose
by pelcman - Nov 01, 2005 09:35 PM
2 Nov 18, 2005 09:21 PM
by pelcman
The constant battle of heating.
by Turtlequest - Nov 01, 2005 05:32 PM
1 Nov 01, 2005 05:39 PM
by Colchicine
Are tri color hogs..
by candb - Nov 01, 2005 01:53 PM
4 Nov 01, 2005 11:09 PM
by Colchicine
How big should 04' Western Hogs be by now?
by HerperHelmz - Oct 28, 2005 06:53 PM
1 Nov 02, 2005 05:31 PM
by Naja-naja
Locality Heterodon nasicus
by terryd - Oct 28, 2005 12:39 AM
3 Nov 06, 2005 12:27 AM
by reako45
Monster W. Hognose
by terryd - Oct 28, 2005 12:06 AM
10 Oct 30, 2005 02:20 PM
by chrish
Who's got the biggest Western Hog?
by apexpredator01 - Oct 26, 2005 02:15 AM
11 Oct 29, 2005 11:49 AM
by snmreptiles
7 Oct 27, 2005 10:46 PM
by snmreptiles
Richmond Va. show
by cochran - Oct 24, 2005 02:30 PM
9 Oct 31, 2005 12:53 PM
by cochran
Enclosure
by ravenor - Oct 24, 2005 09:43 AM
6 Nov 11, 2005 03:19 PM
by nomadofthehills
Silly question at this time of year, but...
by FloridaHogs - Oct 23, 2005 05:29 PM
1 Nov 01, 2005 08:49 AM
by svreptiles
Picture...05 Tricolored Pair
by kendiehl - Oct 23, 2005 09:22 AM
1 Oct 25, 2005 02:29 PM
by gofer
3 Oct 25, 2005 11:24 PM
by tom
Suggestions - Switch from live to f/t
by aerosa1 - Oct 21, 2005 12:59 PM
3 Oct 21, 2005 05:43 PM
by LeosAnonymous
more tri-hog pics
by jimfmcdonald - Oct 20, 2005 11:35 PM
1 Oct 21, 2005 05:39 PM
by LeosAnonymous
substrate for hog's
by bigcountry1 - Oct 20, 2005 10:53 PM
3 Oct 23, 2005 09:20 AM
by herper79
female w.hognose free to a good home!!!!!(more)
by lazzyjeff1 - Oct 20, 2005 07:48 PM
1 Oct 20, 2005 08:28 PM
by lazzyjeff1
eastern hognose pics
by cochran - Oct 20, 2005 04:41 PM
10 Oct 26, 2005 11:42 PM
by greg woodie
eastern hognose site
by cochran - Oct 19, 2005 04:46 PM
1 Oct 20, 2005 09:10 PM
by Colchicine
Origins of death feigning in hognose snakes
by cmeckerman - Oct 19, 2005 01:22 PM
5 Oct 19, 2005 10:34 PM
by cmeckerman
Emergency!! Please help!
by FloridaHogs - Oct 18, 2005 09:17 AM
1 Oct 18, 2005 02:54 PM
by riiotgrrl
TRI-COLOR HOGNOSE PICS SOME NEW SOME OLD
by jimfmcdonald - Oct 17, 2005 12:21 AM
3 Oct 18, 2005 03:15 PM
by LeosAnonymous
2005 "faded" Red Tiger Hog........
by kendiehl - Oct 16, 2005 07:37 PM
4 Oct 26, 2005 10:11 AM
by Yasser
Unusual behavior??
by FloridaHogs - Oct 16, 2005 04:26 PM
0 No replies
Tri-Color Hognose Help with feeding tactics!!!
by bblack - Oct 15, 2005 10:49 PM
20 Oct 23, 2005 08:09 PM
by TraceH
Female hoggie undersized?
by Purplemonkey - Oct 15, 2005 12:21 AM
4 Oct 16, 2005 01:17 PM
by herper79
another Hog macro....
by chrish - Oct 14, 2005 03:41 PM
1 Oct 15, 2005 11:19 PM
by A.C.
Care Sheets
by JasonMc - Oct 13, 2005 07:23 PM
1 Oct 14, 2005 09:17 PM
by Colchicine
help???
by hansholland - Oct 13, 2005 02:03 PM
0 No replies
Breeder females off feed
by TraceH - Oct 11, 2005 10:17 AM
3 Oct 13, 2005 03:50 AM
by grundzoo
1 Oct 13, 2005 07:25 AM
by Colchicine
0 No replies
SMILE>>>
by JustinMitcham - Oct 09, 2005 02:04 AM
2 Oct 09, 2005 04:01 PM
by JustinMitcham
Het Breeding Percentages
by bquickie1975 - Oct 08, 2005 10:05 PM
2 Oct 14, 2005 03:56 PM
by chrish
KY black eastern hog found last week...
by DeanAlessandrini - Oct 08, 2005 09:54 PM
1 Oct 10, 2005 08:45 PM
by Steve_Craig
another pic of eastern
by Naja-naja - Oct 08, 2005 06:27 PM
0 No replies
My Gloucester Co. VA Eastern Hognose
by Naja-naja - Oct 08, 2005 06:06 PM
2 Oct 09, 2005 04:49 PM
by cochran
Help with regurge
by herper79 - Oct 08, 2005 02:51 PM
2 Oct 09, 2005 11:46 AM
by herper79
Update on Eastern Hognose i found here in tx
by Z_G_Reptiles - Oct 08, 2005 02:00 PM
0 No replies
05 Western Hog (female)
by Steve_Craig - Oct 07, 2005 10:30 PM
2 Oct 12, 2005 02:28 AM
by twosssnakes
Scale Counts.?
by dexterdoolittle - Oct 07, 2005 10:29 AM
0 No replies
Hognose is danger animal???
by angelo - Oct 07, 2005 09:41 AM
3 Oct 19, 2005 03:38 PM
by cmeckerman
Pulcher breeding size / weight
by jim merli - Oct 07, 2005 06:09 AM
5 Oct 11, 2005 12:44 AM
by leehafley
Sometimes they aren't very patient...
by chrish - Oct 07, 2005 01:00 AM
3 Oct 11, 2005 05:31 PM
by Joe Forks
Tri-colored Hognose Pair....
by kendiehl - Oct 06, 2005 09:26 PM
0 No replies
What kind of Hognose is this?
by Dragon_lord - Oct 05, 2005 07:08 PM
17 Oct 18, 2005 06:52 PM
by cmeckerman
WHAT? Hognose jewelry?
by Colchicine - Oct 05, 2005 08:44 AM
3 Oct 07, 2005 05:40 PM
by evilelvis
Melanistic Hog
by FloridaHogs - Oct 04, 2005 10:20 PM
2 Oct 05, 2005 10:37 PM
by Colchicine
New HogArt forty something NM hogs Three Caballeras
by twosssnakes - Oct 04, 2005 10:10 PM
4 Oct 05, 2005 07:18 AM
by twosssnakes
Eastern hoggies in southeast illinois?
by rhacbreeder - Oct 04, 2005 08:49 PM
0 No replies
Night temp for nasicus?
by nomadofthehills - Oct 04, 2005 07:42 PM
0 No replies
Is the green phase a Dusty?
by herper79 - Oct 01, 2005 02:16 PM
3 Oct 02, 2005 11:44 AM
by herper79
which states are off limits?
by cantilviper - Oct 01, 2005 09:06 AM
2 Oct 01, 2005 11:45 PM
by cantilviper
W. Hognose Close Up
by stewart_stick - Sep 30, 2005 06:29 AM
1 Sep 30, 2005 06:54 AM
by heterodon
Difference male/female leioheterodon
by heterodon - Sep 29, 2005 06:22 PM
1 Sep 30, 2005 06:03 PM
by evilelvis
W. Hognose picture
by stewart_stick - Sep 29, 2005 01:23 PM
2 Sep 29, 2005 08:27 PM
by stewart_stick
Hibernation
by grundzoo - Sep 29, 2005 01:37 AM
0 No replies
Western prices always seem to be diff
by candb - Sep 28, 2005 09:54 PM
1 Sep 29, 2005 11:35 AM
by tom
Is this an Eastern Hognose?
by Z_G_Reptiles - Sep 28, 2005 08:55 PM
13 Sep 30, 2005 08:12 PM
by kfisher29
Amusing hognose poem...
by Colchicine - Sep 28, 2005 07:01 PM
0 No replies
new hoggy
by moddlasnake - Sep 27, 2005 06:57 PM
1 Sep 27, 2005 10:56 PM
by jimfmcdonald
Heterdon simus in Europe
by heterodon - Sep 27, 2005 08:49 AM
2 Sep 27, 2005 09:28 AM
by heterodon
Western hog pic. request !!!!! more...
by Snake_Master - Sep 27, 2005 07:12 AM
1 Sep 27, 2005 07:16 AM
by Colchicine
WHAT SNAKES ARE EASY TO BREED
by snakeman365 - Sep 26, 2005 11:29 PM
1 Sep 29, 2005 10:29 PM
by jimfmcdonald
va. locality hognose
by cochran - Sep 26, 2005 06:27 PM
8 Oct 04, 2005 02:24 PM
by guttersnacks
Western Hognose Behavior Question...
by SRX - Sep 26, 2005 04:44 PM
3 Sep 27, 2005 06:45 PM
by Colchicine
Literature Review: Eastern Hognose Melanism.
by Colchicine - Sep 25, 2005 10:48 PM
3 Sep 30, 2005 08:35 AM
by krloucks
New Hogart
by twosssnakes - Sep 24, 2005 10:49 AM
0 No replies
New hog baby
by twosssnakes - Sep 24, 2005 10:32 AM
0 No replies
Tricolor Hog
by artcat - Sep 24, 2005 01:18 AM
5 Sep 27, 2005 02:52 AM
by artcat
Need a little help here....?
by dexterdoolittle - Sep 23, 2005 12:31 PM
0 No replies
4 Sep 30, 2005 11:24 AM
by greg woodie
4 Sep 21, 2005 09:30 PM
by FloridaHogs
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