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Hognose Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2007.
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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Pic of My 2 year old Western Male
by reako45 - Jul 16, 2007 05:20 PM
0 No replies
Feeding juvie W. Hognose
by nsmeenk - Jul 15, 2007 08:49 PM
1 Jul 15, 2007 09:14 PM
by Louie1
Brumation
by rptlqueen - Jul 14, 2007 04:59 PM
0 No replies
Tri-Colored Hogs
by TexasReptiles - Jul 14, 2007 07:41 AM
1 Jul 15, 2007 10:23 PM
by FloridaHogs
Happy Friday the 13th from Gemineye!
by happycamper - Jul 13, 2007 11:01 AM
0 No replies
The Ugly one - Western Hognose
by pj_farmer - Jul 11, 2007 08:19 PM
13 Jul 15, 2007 08:55 PM
by reako45
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
by Arrak - Jul 11, 2007 05:55 PM
12 Jul 17, 2007 06:48 AM
by Arrak
incubation
by teaspoon - Jul 10, 2007 05:23 PM
3 Jul 12, 2007 10:08 PM
by justinian2120
sexing tri-colored babies
by TraceH - Jul 09, 2007 10:35 PM
1 Jul 11, 2007 11:55 PM
by jimfmcdonald
Bucketful of Easterns
by kevine - Jul 08, 2007 08:22 PM
4 Jul 09, 2007 05:40 PM
by kevine
Gravid Female Plane Ride!
by donedeal - Jul 07, 2007 05:15 PM
0 No replies
brumation question westerns/display pics
by blueta - Jul 07, 2007 12:54 PM
2 Jul 07, 2007 01:27 PM
by blueta
W Hog breeding question
by rethusa71 - Jul 07, 2007 12:43 PM
0 No replies
Are Hogs just plain dumb?
by happycamper - Jul 06, 2007 05:24 PM
3 Jul 07, 2007 06:54 PM
by jyohe
an egg!
by teaspoon - Jul 06, 2007 11:12 AM
0 No replies
Update on 2 faced snake
by happycamper - Jun 30, 2007 08:43 PM
9 Jul 19, 2007 10:16 PM
by dicephalics
Breeding
by donedeal - Jun 30, 2007 05:35 PM
9 Jul 03, 2007 08:58 AM
by donedeal
Fatty
by CrimsonKing - Jun 30, 2007 12:09 PM
4 Jul 04, 2007 08:54 AM
by CrimsonKing
freezing toads???
by herpermike1 - Jun 30, 2007 10:22 AM
6 Jul 02, 2007 09:31 AM
by caz223
odd question
by herpermike1 - Jun 30, 2007 07:53 AM
5 Jul 01, 2007 12:35 PM
by BRhaco
black hognose
by teaspoon - Jun 29, 2007 02:16 PM
2 Jun 29, 2007 10:21 PM
by FloridaHogs
White Tungue??
by Grundzoo - Jun 29, 2007 07:37 AM
0 No replies
Mexican Hogs
by bbox - Jun 28, 2007 01:13 AM
0 No replies
A couple of NC Texas Hogs from 2006
by bbox - Jun 28, 2007 01:08 AM
4 Jun 29, 2007 08:34 PM
by bbox
Some wildcaught hognose from NC Texas
by bbox - Jun 28, 2007 12:53 AM
5 Jun 29, 2007 03:45 PM
by MOTORHEAD
Hog Questions
by mtherps - Jun 27, 2007 12:40 PM
2 Jun 29, 2007 03:34 PM
by Sunherp
Male Western
by jumpinallday - Jun 26, 2007 10:46 PM
2 Jun 27, 2007 05:57 PM
by jumpinallday
thankyou
by josieradley - Jun 26, 2007 03:22 PM
2 Jun 28, 2007 12:42 PM
by josieradley
How many of these eggs are good?
by CFlowers - Jun 26, 2007 12:49 AM
2 Jun 26, 2007 09:12 AM
by dexterdoolittle
Weight of your biggest western female?
by prprjp - Jun 24, 2007 04:16 PM
3 Jun 25, 2007 08:51 PM
by louie1
sexual maturity
by staticx - Jun 23, 2007 08:59 PM
9 Jun 28, 2007 07:39 AM
by Louie1
Eggs not looking great
by midas_dc - Jun 23, 2007 01:45 PM
2 Jun 24, 2007 01:20 PM
by Gerlow
manual pipping?
by josieradley - Jun 23, 2007 04:33 AM
1 Jun 23, 2007 10:19 AM
by staticx
2 Headed Hog!
by happycamper - Jun 22, 2007 03:31 PM
6 Jun 26, 2007 03:34 PM
by happycamper
Im a happy man :D
by Gerlow - Jun 22, 2007 10:00 AM
1 Jun 22, 2007 05:06 PM
by Grundzoo
Twas a good fathers day....
by jimfmcdonald - Jun 18, 2007 10:37 PM
5 Jun 20, 2007 10:21 AM
by FloridaHogs
Breeding Window for W. Hogs
by reako45 - Jun 18, 2007 10:26 PM
1 Jun 19, 2007 09:16 AM
by FloridaHogs
HELP!!!!!!!
by Naja-naja - Jun 18, 2007 08:53 PM
5 Jun 28, 2007 08:15 AM
by caz223
Question on feeding east hogs/supplement
by reptile_man7mm - Jun 18, 2007 05:01 PM
8 Jun 21, 2007 07:39 PM
by reptile_man7mm
twins again
by tom - Jun 18, 2007 02:03 PM
4 Jul 18, 2007 03:47 AM
by Jerry
eastern hognose snake
by beladona - Jun 18, 2007 10:12 AM
0 No replies
looking for all western hognose colours
by Longhitano - Jun 17, 2007 03:39 PM
0 No replies
Who do you recommend?
by giantkeeper - Jun 16, 2007 08:49 PM
3 Jun 26, 2007 06:54 PM
by Gerlow
Dimpled eggs...again
by josieradley - Jun 15, 2007 11:09 AM
3 Jun 16, 2007 04:16 AM
by josieradley
My Female Western Hognose
by DelaneyColubrids - Jun 14, 2007 04:05 PM
2 Jun 15, 2007 11:44 AM
by DelaneyColubrids
Tricolor hogs copulating
by HaikuDan - Jun 12, 2007 12:22 PM
8 Jun 14, 2007 08:35 PM
by brhaco
Cataracts?
by ligne6 - Jun 11, 2007 09:42 PM
4 Jun 15, 2007 05:42 PM
by PHWyvern
fun hog picture
by rptlqueen - Jun 11, 2007 08:46 AM
0 No replies
feeding time
by nyoka7 - Jun 10, 2007 02:06 PM
1 Jun 10, 2007 02:52 PM
by FloridaHogs
Problem moving snake eggs.
by northwindreptile - Jun 09, 2007 11:32 PM
3 Jun 13, 2007 01:21 PM
by markg
Double clutch?
by josieradley - Jun 09, 2007 07:52 AM
8 Jun 10, 2007 02:49 PM
by FloridaHogs
albino eastern
by dirtysouth - Jun 09, 2007 02:24 AM
8 Jun 20, 2007 09:37 PM
by FloridaHogs
breeding observation
by wayne13114 - Jun 08, 2007 04:56 PM
1 Jun 08, 2007 06:41 PM
by FloridaHogs
How to make a incubator
by CFlowers - Jun 07, 2007 02:24 AM
5 Jun 08, 2007 09:45 AM
by scapegoat
'06 female simus pics
by cochran - Jun 04, 2007 07:33 PM
2 Jun 04, 2007 09:26 PM
by cochran
Is anyone breeding eastern hogs? (nm)
by CarlKoch - Jun 04, 2007 06:39 PM
0 No replies
CRAPPPP!!!!!
by wisema2297 - Jun 04, 2007 03:01 PM
1 Jun 04, 2007 09:40 PM
by FloridaHogs
Western Hog breeding question
by CFlowers - Jun 03, 2007 12:02 PM
2 Jun 03, 2007 08:57 PM
by CFlowers
substrate
by tbrent1 - Jun 03, 2007 10:20 AM
1 Jun 03, 2007 06:20 PM
by FloridaHogs
getting tri-coloreds feeding
by traceh - Jun 03, 2007 07:09 AM
1 Jun 03, 2007 08:58 AM
by FloridaHogs
first clutch
by kingsnake1 - Jun 02, 2007 09:50 PM
1 Jun 02, 2007 11:08 PM
by FloridaHogs
first clutch
by kingsnake1 - Jun 02, 2007 09:44 PM
0 No replies
incubation temps
by kingsnake1 - Jun 02, 2007 09:24 PM
1 Jun 02, 2007 11:07 PM
by FloridaHogs
New Camera Cannon S315 ?
by buddygrout - Jun 01, 2007 04:52 PM
1 Jun 11, 2007 07:08 PM
by buddygrout
Retained egg in Mexican hog...
by lateralis - May 31, 2007 11:05 AM
1 Jun 05, 2007 04:59 PM
by lateralis
Lavender Western Growing up....
by Horridus - May 31, 2007 08:48 AM
4 Jul 16, 2007 09:33 AM
by mitchel
Double clutching westerns?
by prprjp - May 29, 2007 08:46 PM
2 Jun 01, 2007 12:59 PM
by grundzoo
Western eggs and strange behaivor
by ticktom - May 29, 2007 08:16 PM
2 May 29, 2007 10:20 PM
by ticktom
Shed question
by tbrent1 - May 29, 2007 04:10 PM
3 May 29, 2007 08:01 PM
by FloridaHogs
hognose range in arizona.........
by jon101 - May 29, 2007 02:25 PM
3 May 30, 2007 06:52 PM
by Joe Forks
Western Escaped HELP
by steelersdiehard - May 29, 2007 08:06 AM
2 Jun 05, 2007 01:46 PM
by Dillybird
Finally the clutch we've been wanting...
by jnemani - May 28, 2007 07:27 PM
2 May 29, 2007 10:50 AM
by Louie1
When did these appear?
by boaphile - May 28, 2007 01:53 PM
3 May 28, 2007 09:38 PM
by JustinMitcham
Brilliant Suprise!!!!!!!
by evilelvis - May 28, 2007 08:20 AM
3 May 28, 2007 05:27 PM
by evilelvis
frustrated
by b_ranger - May 26, 2007 11:37 PM
3 May 29, 2007 09:30 PM
by FloridaHogs
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