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Hognose Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.
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.

Topic Replies Last Post
Thinking of getting a Hognose...
by Misskiwi67 - Sep 20, 2004 12:04 AM
2 Sep 20, 2004 09:29 AM
by Misskiwi67
what type?
by chriscj - Sep 19, 2004 03:59 PM
2 Sep 20, 2004 06:49 AM
by chrish
Western colours
by Gazza - Sep 19, 2004 05:33 AM
13 Sep 22, 2004 08:16 PM
by Colchicine
who is going to MARS? i need some snakes.
by fill - Sep 16, 2004 11:34 PM
2 Sep 17, 2004 05:31 PM
by fill
Albinos and pastel westerns not hardy?
by cypherpunks - Sep 16, 2004 09:39 AM
0 No replies
Naturalistic Enclosures
by NomadOfTheHills - Sep 14, 2004 02:12 PM
9 Sep 20, 2004 11:48 AM
by cee4
Got some new hoggies!
by snakeguy88 - Sep 12, 2004 04:38 PM
9 Sep 13, 2004 11:41 AM
by birddog5151
Here are the famgs on my hognose female **PICS**
by Marcel Poots - Sep 12, 2004 08:07 AM
27 Sep 27, 2004 03:37 PM
by vt
so, this is my first time breeding snakes, and...
by riiotgrrl - Sep 10, 2004 11:01 PM
2 Sep 11, 2004 05:27 PM
by riiotgrrl
Eggs?
by dragonbirds - Sep 10, 2004 05:55 PM
0 No replies
Lunch
by John_White - Sep 10, 2004 10:09 AM
2 Sep 12, 2004 03:59 PM
by John_White
1 Sep 10, 2004 04:12 PM
by slbutler3
Hognose Resurrection (*Dial-up Warning*)
by John_White - Sep 09, 2004 01:31 PM
7 Sep 12, 2004 04:03 PM
by John_White
Thanks for the great posts....
by dmac77 - Sep 08, 2004 11:52 AM
0 No replies
yet another, but different, feeding question...
by shelley7950 - Sep 07, 2004 09:55 AM
2 Sep 07, 2004 03:05 PM
by HLuterman
'04 red Western pics...
by Yasser - Sep 06, 2004 07:07 PM
1 Sep 12, 2004 11:31 PM
by Kestrel
Canadian availibility???
by jazzmachine - Sep 06, 2004 12:31 PM
4 Oct 11, 2004 05:24 PM
by yellowanaconda
albino hogs
by Dirt - Sep 06, 2004 12:28 AM
0 No replies
Dragonbirds
by MrGodsey - Sep 05, 2004 12:18 PM
6 Sep 11, 2004 01:45 PM
by fill
Sand? Post pics of your natural hog enclosures!
by NomadOfTheHills - Sep 05, 2004 10:00 AM
2 Sep 11, 2004 10:44 AM
by NomadOfTheHills
How's this for a red hognose?
by AnthonyChodan - Sep 04, 2004 11:42 PM
3 Sep 05, 2004 02:14 PM
by Turtlegirl
wild caught question
by MrGodsey - Sep 03, 2004 04:23 PM
1 Sep 04, 2004 08:35 AM
by chrish
Pic request - color morphs
by MrGodsey - Sep 03, 2004 03:58 PM
1 Sep 04, 2004 09:49 AM
by MrGodsey
Eastern Hognose and Tuna Scenting- SUCCESS!
by JungleGems - Sep 02, 2004 11:01 PM
5 Sep 03, 2004 05:38 PM
by JungleGems
Yearling male Western....
by Yasser - Sep 02, 2004 05:26 PM
4 Sep 04, 2004 11:45 PM
by Yasser
New owner, feeding question
by Melle - Sep 01, 2004 02:27 PM
13 Sep 05, 2004 07:59 PM
by polosue25
Breeder?
by dragonbirds - Aug 31, 2004 09:04 PM
4 Sep 02, 2004 10:54 AM
by NomadOfTheHills
A couple questions about hognoses
by turtlequest - Aug 31, 2004 05:08 PM
2 Sep 02, 2004 07:23 PM
by GTPs-N-Blueys
I got a hognose!
by Lura - Aug 30, 2004 09:25 PM
3 Aug 30, 2004 10:41 PM
by Jim_H
I might get a hoggie
by NomadOfTheHills - Aug 30, 2004 07:23 PM
6 Sep 01, 2004 01:53 PM
by NomadOfTheHills
I am a new owner of 2 hognoses
by shasha369 - Aug 28, 2004 10:20 PM
6 Sep 03, 2004 03:03 PM
by polosue25
Westerns-looking for breeder
by MrGodsey - Aug 28, 2004 08:01 PM
1 Aug 31, 2004 08:44 AM
by oseola_spirit
LEUCISTIC EASTERN
by Propnut - Aug 27, 2004 04:57 PM
18 Sep 20, 2004 03:33 PM
by vjl4
age or size for hognose breeding
by reptilenick - Aug 27, 2004 12:18 AM
0 No replies
Leucistic Hognose?
by M n R-Reptile - Aug 25, 2004 11:17 AM
5 Aug 27, 2004 07:53 AM
by kfisher29
breeding western hognose
by traci929 - Aug 24, 2004 03:09 PM
4 Aug 26, 2004 06:08 PM
by markg
Hognose suddenly not eating.... need help!
by dmac77 - Aug 24, 2004 02:58 PM
6 Aug 27, 2004 07:09 PM
by riiotgrrl
Breeding weights?
by macgano - Aug 23, 2004 11:39 PM
0 No replies
toads
by snakesnatcher - Aug 23, 2004 09:54 PM
1 Aug 24, 2004 11:37 PM
by snakeguy88
2 Aug 24, 2004 01:42 PM
by polosue25
OMG!! my hoggies are breeding!!!
by riiotgrrl - Aug 23, 2004 05:12 PM
5 Aug 24, 2004 10:49 PM
by riiotgrrl
sneazing
by hoggymad - Aug 22, 2004 08:32 AM
1 Aug 22, 2004 07:31 PM
by Jim_H
Looking for breeder of western hogs...
by dmac77 - Aug 20, 2004 11:56 AM
0 No replies
Hognose eggs
by slbutler3 - Aug 18, 2004 11:20 PM
6 Aug 24, 2004 02:44 PM
by traci929
My new female eastern
by Jim_H - Aug 18, 2004 09:33 PM
6 Aug 19, 2004 01:02 AM
by Jim_H
Feeder toads
by JDM2007 - Aug 17, 2004 02:44 PM
3 Aug 17, 2004 07:42 PM
by Colchicine
Western Hoggie pic..
by macgano - Aug 16, 2004 10:07 PM
2 Aug 17, 2004 08:30 PM
by macgano
Heterodon trifecta...finally!!!!
by A.C. - Aug 16, 2004 08:40 PM
2 Aug 19, 2004 03:40 PM
by Lindsay
Where to buy......
by JDM2007 - Aug 16, 2004 03:31 PM
1 Aug 16, 2004 04:57 PM
by snakeguy88
color variety in eastern hoggies
by cornsnakes - Aug 16, 2004 10:52 AM
1 Aug 16, 2004 12:09 PM
by Jmolden87
Eastern or Western???
by gmherps - Aug 14, 2004 10:33 PM
4 Aug 16, 2004 10:08 AM
by Colchicine
tuna juice who would thought
by crizot - Aug 13, 2004 09:42 PM
2 Aug 14, 2004 08:51 PM
by polosue25
getting baby hogs started on pinks
by crizot - Aug 12, 2004 10:31 PM
3 Aug 13, 2004 02:25 PM
by newherpaddict
Help Please
by SouthFLBoa - Aug 12, 2004 10:37 AM
3 Aug 16, 2004 11:11 PM
by althea
Question
by Lint - Aug 12, 2004 12:04 AM
3 Aug 12, 2004 02:31 PM
by snakeguy88
looking for a hognose........
by bookem699 - Aug 11, 2004 09:09 PM
1 Aug 11, 2004 09:11 PM
by Jmolden87
Finally, a good pic of my hypo-ish western
by Jmolden87 - Aug 11, 2004 08:04 PM
0 No replies
E. Hognose hatchlings in shed.
by clintsky - Aug 11, 2004 12:52 PM
3 Aug 16, 2004 10:03 AM
by JDM2007
Bright one year old
by naturexchange - Aug 11, 2004 09:03 AM
4 Aug 12, 2004 07:35 AM
by naturexchange
looking to get a hognose
by bookem699 - Aug 11, 2004 07:54 AM
2 Aug 14, 2004 02:59 PM
by markg
Eastern Hatchlings/Shedding
by naturexchange - Aug 10, 2004 08:25 PM
1 Aug 11, 2004 02:27 AM
by RosyBoaStore
Hognose are hatching!!!
by Jmolden87 - Aug 10, 2004 12:59 AM
2 Aug 10, 2004 12:57 PM
by Jmolden87
my 2 breeders...way pre-breeding
by riiotgrrl - Aug 09, 2004 11:57 PM
4 Aug 12, 2004 05:47 PM
by riiotgrrl
Hognose male breedind Q
by felix68 - Aug 09, 2004 03:19 PM
1 Aug 09, 2004 05:45 PM
by HerperHelmz
0 No replies
toad slurry
by marcantony - Aug 08, 2004 01:31 PM
4 Aug 14, 2004 10:40 PM
by crizot
Burmation question????please help
by HTDesigns - Aug 07, 2004 08:36 PM
1 Aug 10, 2004 08:10 PM
by Jmolden87
look what I found today
by cornsnakes - Aug 07, 2004 07:03 PM
0 No replies
hamburg show
by chriscj - Aug 07, 2004 04:57 PM
3 Aug 08, 2004 08:15 PM
by John Q
My hog's gone wild
by louie1 - Aug 06, 2004 08:37 PM
2 Aug 07, 2004 09:54 AM
by meretseger
Amazing Micro Hog
by Roy Stockwell - Aug 05, 2004 12:24 AM
5 Aug 10, 2004 03:51 PM
by jfmoore
Hognose web sites???????????
by HTDesigns - Aug 04, 2004 09:10 PM
2 Aug 05, 2004 09:22 AM
by HTDesigns
Hognose in Daytona?
by RichH - Aug 02, 2004 08:59 PM
1 Aug 08, 2004 09:47 PM
by Propnut
new hognose owner
by shelley7950 - Aug 02, 2004 07:53 AM
3 Aug 03, 2004 07:27 AM
by shelley7950
High contrast red Western hog *pics*
by Kestrel - Aug 01, 2004 09:29 PM
2 Aug 02, 2004 06:26 AM
by lolaophidia
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