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Hognose Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2010.
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
Tricolor Hognose Cohabitate?
by arkanis - Jul 01, 2010 02:53 PM
1 Jul 06, 2010 12:13 AM
by arkanis
Purple Baby with cool belly
by DDedrick - Jul 01, 2010 10:10 AM
2 Jul 01, 2010 04:36 PM
by JTColubrids
What would you call this?
by CBH - Jul 01, 2010 08:24 AM
1 Jul 01, 2010 01:27 PM
by krhodes
Morph question...?
by CBH - Jun 30, 2010 03:05 PM
23 Jul 02, 2010 02:22 PM
by FastDad
amphibian toxicity
by easternnewbie - Jun 30, 2010 02:33 PM
1 Jun 30, 2010 02:52 PM
by CBH
Het Hypo Jungle-ish Hoggie!!!!
by JTColubrids - Jun 30, 2010 10:47 AM
4 Jun 30, 2010 09:31 PM
by Louie1
Late hatcher...
by Andy__G - Jun 29, 2010 11:07 PM
3 Jun 30, 2010 11:20 PM
by Andy__G
Hatching
by nearhoofm - Jun 29, 2010 05:27 PM
4 Jun 30, 2010 01:54 AM
by nearhoofm
Thius made my night...
by Andy__G - Jun 29, 2010 12:11 AM
7 Jun 30, 2010 09:50 AM
by nearhoofm
Getting my western hognose to feed
by markp33 - Jun 28, 2010 10:01 PM
4 Jun 30, 2010 01:13 AM
by GregBennett
Getting Tri-coloreds to feed
by tracehardin - Jun 28, 2010 08:25 AM
2 Jun 28, 2010 12:46 PM
by GregBennett
Daytona - Hognose
by giantkeeper - Jun 28, 2010 08:09 AM
3 Jun 29, 2010 02:14 AM
by FastDad
I think I killed my hognose...
by GregBennett - Jun 27, 2010 11:01 PM
7 Jun 29, 2010 02:09 AM
by FastDad
Update on the Het Toffeebellies...
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jun 27, 2010 08:02 PM
4 Jun 29, 2010 11:18 PM
by Andy__G
now I know...
by FastDad - Jun 27, 2010 03:42 PM
3 Jun 29, 2010 02:07 AM
by FastDad
Baby hypo
by CBH - Jun 27, 2010 01:00 PM
4 Jun 28, 2010 07:51 AM
by Toaddiggers
Turning out to be a fun season...
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jun 27, 2010 10:00 AM
3 Jun 28, 2010 07:20 AM
by brhaco
a couple of new pics
by StevePerry - Jun 26, 2010 03:03 PM
5 Jun 27, 2010 03:34 PM
by FastDad
Surprise!!
by CBH - Jun 26, 2010 08:58 AM
11 Jun 27, 2010 02:29 AM
by DDedrick
Mexican Hognose laying
by bbox - Jun 26, 2010 12:31 AM
9 Jun 30, 2010 08:02 PM
by travisdimler
Tricolor Question
by arkanis - Jun 25, 2010 02:36 AM
0 No replies
More het albino hatchlings...
by Andy__G - Jun 24, 2010 10:27 PM
2 Jun 25, 2010 10:44 AM
by FastDad
I'm a Hognose Daddy. - FINALLY!
by GregBennett - Jun 23, 2010 11:47 PM
17 Jun 26, 2010 07:18 AM
by GregBennett
3 little hogs
by DaveyFig - Jun 23, 2010 11:36 PM
4 Jun 24, 2010 12:37 PM
by FastDad
First one out...a het albino
by Andy__G - Jun 23, 2010 10:59 PM
13 Jun 24, 2010 11:46 PM
by Rextiles
2010 Purples Het for AWSOME lol.
by DDedrick - Jun 23, 2010 07:42 PM
12 Jun 25, 2010 02:19 PM
by Toaddiggers
my eastern
by gaboonviper615 - Jun 23, 2010 06:22 PM
2 Jun 24, 2010 05:45 AM
by gaboonviper615
Egg update...
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jun 23, 2010 05:14 PM
2 Jun 24, 2010 01:55 AM
by Andy__G
Strange egg retention and cure!
by BuzzardBall - Jun 22, 2010 09:35 PM
5 Jun 23, 2010 10:02 PM
by BuzzardBall
Are hognose allowed at the Daytona Show
by nearhoofm - Jun 22, 2010 03:45 PM
30 Jun 28, 2010 09:04 AM
by Lindsay
Parents of the Mosaics
by nearhoofm - Jun 21, 2010 02:33 PM
3 Jun 22, 2010 11:36 AM
by nearhoofm
Messing with new camera.
by GregBennett - Jun 21, 2010 01:30 AM
9 Jun 23, 2010 11:10 PM
by GregBennett
Hey Greg M.
by ddodge - Jun 20, 2010 06:57 PM
3 Jun 23, 2010 06:02 PM
by BrianS.
Feeding old and young easterns
by easternnewbie - Jun 20, 2010 06:29 PM
4 Jun 20, 2010 09:23 PM
by easternnewbie
Happy Fathers Day!!
by Jon R - Jun 20, 2010 04:25 PM
2 Jun 21, 2010 01:17 AM
by GregBennett
"Germanaconda"
by FastDad - Jun 20, 2010 04:10 PM
7 Jun 23, 2010 01:55 AM
by Rextiles
Mosaic Hognose: another pic
by nearhoofm - Jun 20, 2010 11:05 AM
1 Jun 20, 2010 04:03 PM
by FastDad
eggbound???
by superkruemelchen - Jun 20, 2010 03:09 AM
12 Jun 22, 2010 10:58 PM
by Gregg_M_Madden
Mosaic Hognose
by nearhoofm - Jun 19, 2010 04:16 PM
14 Jun 21, 2010 09:01 AM
by doofylj
anaconda's pics are here this time
by nearhoofm - Jun 19, 2010 02:31 PM
0 No replies
anaconda's pics are here this time
by nearhoofm - Jun 19, 2010 02:25 PM
0 No replies
Belen New Mexico
by nearhoofm - Jun 19, 2010 02:18 PM
1 Jun 19, 2010 07:04 PM
by luckydog
egg incubation
by Adam_S - Jun 19, 2010 12:41 PM
10 Jun 20, 2010 10:50 AM
by Andy__G
Why did my photo request post get delete
by Jon R - Jun 19, 2010 11:12 AM
3 Jun 19, 2010 10:35 PM
by PHFaust
Incubator ambient humidity?
by GregBennett - Jun 18, 2010 08:24 PM
4 Jun 19, 2010 06:29 AM
by Gregg_M_Madden
off topic field herping
by corrinna - Jun 18, 2010 06:16 PM
4 Jun 21, 2010 08:07 AM
by RG
A sneak peek from the UK
by Roj - Jun 18, 2010 04:07 PM
6 Jun 21, 2010 02:52 AM
by Roj
Belen New Mexico Locality Hog
by nearhoofm - Jun 18, 2010 02:31 PM
3 Jun 19, 2010 10:28 AM
by doofylj
anaconda hogs
by nearhoofm - Jun 18, 2010 12:38 PM
0 No replies
anaconda hogs
by nearhoofm - Jun 18, 2010 12:33 PM
0 No replies
my first anacondas
by nearhoofm - Jun 18, 2010 12:30 PM
0 No replies
Female darker after she lays
by happycamper - Jun 18, 2010 10:58 AM
11 Jun 18, 2010 09:25 PM
by happycamper
I think Brent pegged it.....
by krhodes - Jun 18, 2010 10:06 AM
5 Jun 19, 2010 02:51 PM
by krhodes
egg deposition over 40?
by dominik04014 - Jun 18, 2010 02:44 AM
3 Jun 18, 2010 11:20 AM
by GregBennett
A few post shed anaconda pics.
by Jon R - Jun 17, 2010 11:10 PM
3 Jun 18, 2010 01:34 PM
by Rextiles
Hypo question
by luckydog - Jun 17, 2010 10:01 PM
3 Jun 19, 2010 06:57 PM
by luckydog
Fi nally!!!
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jun 17, 2010 07:20 AM
11 Jun 20, 2010 08:15 PM
by motorhead
A Few Condas & Spotted Sibs Just Hatched
by Jon R - Jun 17, 2010 02:20 AM
3 Jun 20, 2010 03:34 PM
by FastDad

by FastDad - Jun 16, 2010 10:14 PM
9 Jun 20, 2010 03:33 PM
by FastDad
Hey Greg Bennet.
by Jon R - Jun 16, 2010 07:07 PM
6 Jun 16, 2010 11:03 PM
by GregBennett
Seems like...
by FastDad - Jun 16, 2010 01:06 PM
1 Jun 16, 2010 03:23 PM
by krhodes
a few update pics
by ddodge - Jun 15, 2010 08:54 PM
8 Jun 18, 2010 05:12 PM
by ddodge
50% Het Lavender egg laying
by davidALfang2 - Jun 15, 2010 08:23 PM
4 Jun 17, 2010 04:53 PM
by Rextiles
nice male!
by leehafley - Jun 15, 2010 05:49 PM
3 Jun 17, 2010 03:55 PM
by Rextiles
Pink Panther Anaconda
by motorhead - Jun 15, 2010 05:06 PM
6 Jun 17, 2010 03:49 PM
by Rextiles
First time for everything....
by krhodes - Jun 15, 2010 10:27 AM
1 Jun 17, 2010 03:59 PM
by Rextiles
Toffee Belly
by vaclav - Jun 15, 2010 06:44 AM
5 Jun 17, 2010 03:52 PM
by Rextiles
Pink Anaconda
by motorhead - Jun 14, 2010 08:46 PM
8 Jun 16, 2010 07:57 PM
by motorhead
A little different anywa.....
by jnemani - Jun 14, 2010 11:26 AM
7 Jun 15, 2010 10:20 AM
by krhodes
My First Hatching!
by livinginvestment - Jun 13, 2010 07:53 PM
10 Jun 15, 2010 03:12 PM
by livinginvestment
Anybody know how much a hatchling weighs
by doofylj - Jun 12, 2010 09:36 AM
2 Jun 12, 2010 02:37 PM
by ademar
INSANE ANACONDA
by gecko2 - Jun 11, 2010 09:08 PM
7 Jun 13, 2010 12:56 PM
by Rextiles
Hey guys
by daneby - Jun 10, 2010 10:47 PM
6 Jun 14, 2010 11:23 PM
by daneby
Super Anaconda Hognose
by don shores - Jun 10, 2010 09:35 PM
14 Jun 14, 2010 12:27 AM
by Rextiles
posting pics
by nearhoofm - Jun 10, 2010 05:38 PM
1 Jun 10, 2010 06:37 PM
by GregBennett
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