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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.

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grumpy pricilla
by riiotgrrl - Jul 30, 2004 10:30 PM
1 Jul 31, 2004 01:00 PM
by Melle
Good experience with Keith Davis
by hairijuana - Jul 30, 2004 11:42 AM
1 Jul 30, 2004 12:15 PM
by miltb
Please someone answer my question thanks
by Christopher69 - Jul 29, 2004 02:33 PM
5 Jul 31, 2004 09:56 PM
by NomadOfTheHills
Hump on the vent area
by Christopher69 - Jul 29, 2004 01:48 AM
2 Jul 29, 2004 09:33 PM
by newherpaddict
Eastern hognoses and feeders
by gmherps - Jul 28, 2004 07:05 PM
7 Aug 01, 2004 07:45 PM
by snakeguy88
Here is the full body shot of my spotted boy
by hevychevy427 - Jul 28, 2004 06:39 PM
0 No replies
Average clutch size
by jrd - Jul 28, 2004 04:20 PM
0 No replies
Hogg eats own tail **pics**
by Marcel Poots - Jul 27, 2004 04:44 AM
7 Aug 03, 2004 09:39 PM
by Gmmullen
Mexican hognose are here!
by A.C. - Jul 26, 2004 06:49 PM
0 No replies
where did you get your western hognose
by sprittere - Jul 26, 2004 10:25 AM
6 Jul 29, 2004 12:48 AM
by SnakeSlither
Woohoo! Giant madagascar eggs hatching
by Daniel J - Jul 25, 2004 09:04 PM
4 Jul 26, 2004 09:04 AM
by WeekendHerper
Tricolor Breeding Question?
by ccetony - Jul 24, 2004 10:22 PM
2 Jul 26, 2004 06:29 PM
by ccetony
Spots
by hevychevy427 - Jul 24, 2004 07:01 PM
3 Jul 26, 2004 04:13 AM
by seris7
Eastern or Western
by NomadOfTheHills - Jul 23, 2004 09:36 AM
11 Jul 24, 2004 10:59 AM
by Califia
My King almost killed my Hognose!
by happycamper - Jul 21, 2004 06:43 PM
20 Aug 12, 2004 01:48 AM
by Gargoyle420
What phase is this ?
by Smell - Jul 21, 2004 03:34 PM
10 Jul 23, 2004 07:11 PM
by felix68
Hognose "Dusty phase"
by Califia - Jul 21, 2004 08:13 AM
2 Jul 22, 2004 04:08 PM
by Califia
Hognose play Dead pic
by Califia - Jul 21, 2004 08:01 AM
1 Jul 21, 2004 08:04 AM
by Califia
Humidity for incubation
by slbutler3 - Jul 21, 2004 01:16 AM
3 Jul 23, 2004 11:00 AM
by slbutler3
arlington snake show
by kingsnake1 - Jul 19, 2004 10:38 PM
4 Jul 20, 2004 01:24 PM
by kingsnake1
Anyone ever seen a Western like this?
by Yasser - Jul 19, 2004 04:42 PM
6 Jul 21, 2004 12:14 AM
by mollyskali
venomous colubrids?
by shelley7950 - Jul 19, 2004 02:04 PM
4 Aug 28, 2004 11:15 PM
by Hylidboy82
My western
by newherpaddict - Jul 19, 2004 06:42 AM
1 Jul 19, 2004 12:26 PM
by newherpaddict
'04 hog out of the egg
by amelia - Jul 18, 2004 08:28 PM
1 Jul 19, 2004 09:22 AM
by birddog5151
Terribly confused, a question for hognose experts...
by Stormwave - Jul 18, 2004 06:49 PM
6 Jul 25, 2004 10:33 PM
by mollyskali
Hognose won't eat update
by westtexas - Jul 18, 2004 04:12 PM
0 No replies
looking into getting a hog nose
by tomsymon - Jul 18, 2004 01:34 PM
2 Jul 21, 2004 06:33 PM
by thesensei
Hatchin western hogs
by Amelia - Jul 18, 2004 10:39 AM
1 Jul 18, 2004 12:03 PM
by RichH
Nice blackish western
by felix68 - Jul 17, 2004 11:42 AM
6 Jul 18, 2004 06:31 PM
by felix68
genetics on albino hognose
by tinamarie - Jul 16, 2004 09:46 PM
1 Jul 17, 2004 12:48 PM
by slbutler3
Western hognose breeding size
by wayne13114 - Jul 16, 2004 04:19 PM
0 No replies
Tank size
by herpheart13 - Jul 16, 2004 11:49 AM
0 No replies
Who here is going to the DFW Expo?? more...
by louie1 - Jul 15, 2004 07:41 PM
2 Jul 19, 2004 10:44 PM
by kingsnake1
Help me please!!!
by dirtysouthjay - Jul 15, 2004 12:32 PM
3 Jul 16, 2004 02:27 PM
by hevychevy427
Malagasy Hognose Breeding Success?
by RichH - Jul 13, 2004 06:24 PM
2 Jul 18, 2004 12:09 PM
by RichH
how often do westerns poop? n/p
by str33tsk8rx - Jul 13, 2004 05:47 PM
1 Jul 15, 2004 07:27 PM
by louie1
went to the vet...
by louie1 - Jul 13, 2004 12:42 PM
5 Jul 15, 2004 07:24 PM
by louie1
A little male we ahtched last month...
by Yasser - Jul 12, 2004 10:47 PM
0 No replies
Daily Schedule
by herpheart13 - Jul 12, 2004 03:15 PM
2 Jul 12, 2004 10:31 PM
by herpheart13
Well I finally got my first little hoggie....
by Spardawolf - Jul 12, 2004 10:02 AM
0 No replies
Tricolor Hognose Eggs & Hatchlings
by ArtCat - Jul 11, 2004 07:19 PM
3 Jul 13, 2004 05:52 PM
by TraceH
growth rate of young western hognoses
by reptilenick - Jul 11, 2004 06:55 PM
1 Jul 14, 2004 06:08 PM
by polosue25
Question about hognoses.
by herpheart13 - Jul 11, 2004 05:04 PM
1 Jul 14, 2004 06:10 PM
by polosue25
Please help me identify this EASTERN HOGNOSE
by kjh - Jul 10, 2004 10:37 PM
1 Jul 11, 2004 01:28 PM
by chrish
an update on my Hog
by SnakeSlither - Jul 10, 2004 03:55 PM
1 Jul 11, 2004 10:47 AM
by Jmolden87
New Baby Finally
by justawomyn - Jul 10, 2004 03:35 PM
1 Jul 10, 2004 04:21 PM
by Spardawolf
Ive got a hognose I want to be rid of
by rayquaza - Jul 10, 2004 11:26 AM
8 Jul 10, 2004 09:25 PM
by slitherstud
More Western Giants for Casey
by Marcel Poots - Jul 10, 2004 02:59 AM
2 Jul 12, 2004 01:29 PM
by Marcel Poots
where/when????
by snappy - Jul 09, 2004 09:39 PM
12 Jul 21, 2004 02:40 PM
by cherylj
New Madagascan Hognose
by Weekendherper - Jul 09, 2004 04:47 PM
6 Jul 11, 2004 09:50 PM
by althea
will my snake be okay?
by greg woodie - Jul 08, 2004 11:15 PM
5 Jul 10, 2004 09:40 AM
by greg woodie
pic of mom
by tom - Jul 07, 2004 09:47 PM
2 Jul 09, 2004 09:52 AM
by birddog5151
pic of dad
by tom - Jul 07, 2004 09:46 PM
1 Jul 08, 2004 10:10 AM
by riiotgrrl
orange easterns pipping 2
by tom - Jul 07, 2004 04:46 PM
0 No replies
orange easterns pipping
by tom - Jul 07, 2004 04:44 PM
1 Jul 07, 2004 07:07 PM
by birddog5151
Heres her unrelated red phase mate
by lateralis - Jul 07, 2004 02:42 AM
0 No replies
2003 Jungle phase female from Rich Evans
by lateralis - Jul 07, 2004 02:40 AM
0 No replies
finally- pics of my new Westerns
by lolaophidia - Jul 06, 2004 07:53 PM
2 Jul 06, 2004 08:45 PM
by birddog5151
Getting back on F/T?
by HLuterman - Jul 06, 2004 05:03 PM
0 No replies
Tri-colored breeding
by TraceH - Jul 05, 2004 03:30 PM
1 Jul 10, 2004 06:28 AM
by Tim Madsen
leucistic eatern hog in classifieds
by fill - Jul 04, 2004 10:37 PM
4 Jul 25, 2004 07:12 PM
by Propnut
venomous
by CrazyCodyKadunk - Jul 02, 2004 08:18 PM
4 Jul 03, 2004 10:09 PM
by LuvThemReptiles
Southern Hog...simple question
by coolhl7 - Jul 02, 2004 04:38 PM
3 Jul 03, 2004 09:20 AM
by A.C.
0 No replies
So I got the Western Hognoses...
by lolaophidia - Jul 01, 2004 07:42 PM
1 Jul 14, 2004 08:06 PM
by Weekendherper
Giant Western Hog revisited
by CaseyLazik - Jul 01, 2004 05:53 PM
3 Jul 02, 2004 08:25 AM
by birddog5151
Sexing hogs...
by JimRogers - Jul 01, 2004 10:46 AM
1 Jul 01, 2004 11:12 AM
by Yasser
Heeeeeeere's Piggy!!!
by newherpaddict - Jun 30, 2004 09:40 AM
4 Jun 30, 2004 07:36 PM
by polosue25
Hognose pic
by Mr.man - Jun 28, 2004 01:33 PM
1 Jun 30, 2004 09:30 AM
by Spardawolf

by Jmolden87 - Jun 28, 2004 01:08 PM
12 Jul 05, 2004 07:28 PM
by Jmolden87
Can Hognose retain sperm?
by ccetony - Jun 27, 2004 01:47 AM
1 Jun 29, 2004 11:40 AM
by chrish
brumation
by jontowns - Jun 24, 2004 10:41 PM
2 Jun 30, 2004 12:43 PM
by jnemani
Question about genetics....
by Spardawolf - Jun 24, 2004 02:22 PM
1 Jun 24, 2004 02:59 PM
by chrish
finally taking the plunge with Hognose...
by lolaophidia - Jun 24, 2004 06:51 AM
2 Jun 25, 2004 10:40 AM
by lolaophidia
What are my phases?
by Gazza - Jun 23, 2004 06:00 PM
4 Jun 24, 2004 02:59 PM
by sapphire_snake
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