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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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Dusty Hogs?
by hairijuana - Mar 31, 2004 09:25 PM
2 Apr 01, 2004 03:16 PM
by hairijuana
Okay, how's this tub size....
by Tigergenesis - Mar 31, 2004 06:39 PM
7 Apr 02, 2004 02:56 AM
by ericchen
Evolutionary History of Heterodon
by Colchicine - Mar 31, 2004 10:09 AM
2 Mar 31, 2004 02:34 PM
by alkalineknot
Hognose snakes in Utah
by zooguy - Mar 30, 2004 07:20 PM
0 No replies
Would love to see some pics of adult western hogs...
by Tigergenesis - Mar 30, 2004 07:15 PM
0 No replies
When do you put your hoggies together?
by ghettozoohouse - Mar 30, 2004 05:49 PM
0 No replies
Humidity box for hogs?
by ericchen - Mar 29, 2004 09:14 PM
0 No replies
Hognose Info and Caresheets
by lizard-lady - Mar 29, 2004 07:47 PM
6 Apr 04, 2004 03:01 AM
by ericchen
California toads and scenting
by rudedogsurfrat - Mar 29, 2004 10:11 AM
4 Mar 31, 2004 08:30 PM
by snakeguy88
are hognose canabalistic?
by grimkeeper - Mar 28, 2004 04:47 AM
16 Mar 31, 2004 11:23 AM
by Colchicine
grace is not a characteristic of a hognose...
by ericchen - Mar 28, 2004 01:47 AM
2 Mar 28, 2004 08:39 PM
by ericchen
another nonfeeding hognose post
by rayquaza - Mar 27, 2004 08:47 PM
4 Mar 29, 2004 02:39 PM
by rayquaza
Leioheterodon eating lizard 1
by Pajta - Mar 27, 2004 03:42 PM
4 Mar 27, 2004 03:45 PM
by Pajta
drinkin question
by ericchen - Mar 27, 2004 12:39 PM
4 Mar 27, 2004 10:38 PM
by ericchen
emma eating down the middle!! hahahahah!!
by ericchen - Mar 27, 2004 10:42 AM
0 No replies
Hognose Luv
by tspuckler - Mar 27, 2004 09:49 AM
0 No replies
feeding question...
by ericchen - Mar 27, 2004 09:27 AM
4 Mar 29, 2004 07:23 PM
by ericchen
EMMA IS HERE! YAY!
by ericchen - Mar 26, 2004 10:24 PM
1 Mar 26, 2004 10:24 PM
by ericchen
Colour changes in male hognose..
by snakeskin - Mar 26, 2004 12:16 PM
4 Mar 27, 2004 01:21 PM
by Jmolden87
Feeding a troublsome Male Western
by alkalineknot - Mar 26, 2004 01:15 AM
7 Mar 30, 2004 10:52 PM
by woody4238
20 Mar 27, 2004 08:42 PM
by Colchicine
One more important question.
by Crested12 - Mar 25, 2004 01:10 PM
3 Mar 25, 2004 06:59 PM
by jimfmcdonald
Breeding Q?
by Crested12 - Mar 25, 2004 12:26 PM
1 Mar 25, 2004 06:54 PM
by jimfmcdonald
new babys are comming
by jimfmcdonald - Mar 24, 2004 10:17 PM
2 Mar 25, 2004 06:49 PM
by jimfmcdonald
okay...ive got a dilemma...
by ericchen - Mar 23, 2004 11:19 PM
23 Apr 01, 2004 12:10 AM
by ericchen
pic of hog eating mouse. cute
by ghettozoohouse - Mar 23, 2004 08:32 PM
2 Mar 23, 2004 11:24 PM
by ericchen
Here is a little girl from last year
by colby - Mar 23, 2004 03:27 PM
8 Mar 26, 2004 02:41 PM
by colby
Pictures of My Hog
by roboticboredom - Mar 23, 2004 02:25 AM
2 Mar 23, 2004 11:22 PM
by ericchen
Hognose Shedding question
by hairijuana - Mar 22, 2004 10:32 AM
2 Mar 23, 2004 10:31 AM
by hairijuana
Leucistic Eastern Hog
by geasmith - Mar 21, 2004 10:38 PM
5 Mar 27, 2004 07:10 PM
by RedDevil
ang you guys think you have cool hogs
by motorhead - Mar 21, 2004 08:01 PM
1 Mar 22, 2004 09:10 PM
by A.C.
Western Hognose eggs
by bigboi - Mar 20, 2004 04:36 PM
5 Mar 22, 2004 12:30 AM
by bigboi
sheding
by hoggymad - Mar 20, 2004 03:11 PM
1 Mar 20, 2004 04:55 PM
by Jim_H
Male Hognose Pic
by tspuckler - Mar 20, 2004 09:20 AM
1 Mar 20, 2004 01:37 PM
by Tigergenesis
2 Mar 20, 2004 11:20 AM
by stacey1971
Western Hognose
by Seereptiles - Mar 16, 2004 08:01 PM
3 Jun 10, 2004 05:30 AM
by newherpaddict
has anyone had this happen to them before?
by JBrowning333 - Mar 16, 2004 06:19 PM
0 No replies
how to tell the albino eggs from the normal ones...
by jimfmcdonald - Mar 14, 2004 08:23 PM
4 Mar 18, 2004 08:56 PM
by jimfmcdonald
Anyone know how I can contact richard Evans? more
by Yasser - Mar 14, 2004 03:47 PM
1 Mar 22, 2004 10:54 AM
by jasonmc
Show question
by snakeslither - Mar 14, 2004 01:32 PM
3 Mar 14, 2004 09:45 PM
by Jim_H
My new female westerns
by Jim_H - Mar 14, 2004 09:23 AM
4 Mar 15, 2004 02:35 AM
by Jim_H
Maybe an odd/stupid question
by SnakeSlither - Mar 13, 2004 01:50 PM
6 Mar 22, 2004 01:30 AM
by ericchen
I'm off to the show!
by Jim_H - Mar 13, 2004 07:15 AM
5 Mar 14, 2004 09:45 AM
by JBrowning333
how late in the Season can you breed a female hog?
by ghettozoohouse - Mar 12, 2004 01:52 PM
0 No replies
Melanstic Western Hog?
by Tarentola - Mar 11, 2004 07:43 PM
10 Mar 14, 2004 03:06 PM
by Colchicine
What are the proper temps for a western hognose?
by Tigergenesis - Mar 09, 2004 01:58 PM
2 Mar 11, 2004 03:13 PM
by Tigergenesis
tri-color pic 3
by tom - Mar 07, 2004 11:48 PM
2 Mar 09, 2004 11:29 AM
by herphobbyist
The weirdest thing just happened...
by ghettozoohouse - Mar 07, 2004 11:47 PM
2 Mar 08, 2004 05:14 PM
by colby
tri-color pic 2
by tom - Mar 07, 2004 11:38 PM
0 No replies
tri-color pic
by tom - Mar 07, 2004 11:36 PM
0 No replies
Western Hog question
by zhiv9 - Mar 05, 2004 11:40 AM
5 Mar 08, 2004 05:39 PM
by pituophisman
heres a pic of my 03 yellow and red female westerns.
by aloreptiles - Mar 05, 2004 10:44 AM
0 No replies
Substrate?
by dragonbirds - Mar 04, 2004 11:36 PM
1 Mar 06, 2004 01:42 PM
by markg
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
by MoreliaFreak - Mar 04, 2004 02:58 PM
8 Mar 13, 2004 10:18 PM
by Daniel J
3 Mar 04, 2004 07:56 PM
by aloreptiles
Canadian Breeders?
by monocledcobra - Mar 03, 2004 05:27 PM
0 No replies
My new Western
by dragonbirds - Mar 03, 2004 01:55 PM
1 Mar 03, 2004 11:36 PM
by ghettozoohouse
anyone here been bitten by a hognose??? pics??? n/p
by eliotstone - Mar 03, 2004 01:30 PM
12 Mar 12, 2004 11:13 AM
by WingedWolfPsion
My male speckled soaking
by Jim_H - Mar 03, 2004 01:34 AM
2 Mar 08, 2004 05:48 AM
by Gregz
4 Mar 04, 2004 11:26 AM
by Sonya
How difficult are Western Hogs to get to eat FT mice? np
by Tigergenesis - Feb 28, 2004 02:13 PM
3 Feb 28, 2004 06:20 PM
by Tigergenesis
Eastern Question
by bast - Feb 27, 2004 02:34 PM
5 Mar 01, 2004 10:44 AM
by bast
Interesting incident with my western...
by dmac77 - Feb 25, 2004 07:40 PM
7 Mar 16, 2004 06:08 PM
by JBrowning333
new hog shed :-D
by polosue25 - Feb 25, 2004 11:30 AM
0 No replies
California Hognoses?
by jasonmc - Feb 25, 2004 02:20 AM
4 Mar 02, 2004 05:52 PM
by havasuherp
Close up of my '03 male western
by Jim_H - Feb 24, 2004 09:26 PM
0 No replies
Question about breeding Madagascan hogs
by Jim_H - Feb 24, 2004 03:24 PM
1 Feb 24, 2004 04:52 PM
by Colchicine
Eastern hognose
by wayne13114 - Feb 23, 2004 02:27 PM
0 No replies
Abnormal behavior after shedding?
by RalphSnakeMan - Feb 23, 2004 11:16 AM
2 Feb 24, 2004 03:56 PM
by stripedmotley
a few photos of my female
by chaoscat - Feb 23, 2004 02:13 AM
3 Feb 23, 2004 08:17 PM
by jasonmc
Is 2 months adequate brumination?
by rudedogsurfrat - Feb 22, 2004 10:10 AM
2 Feb 22, 2004 01:34 PM
by rudedogsurfrat
New CB 03 wetsrern hog
by Herprookie - Feb 21, 2004 06:58 PM
3 Feb 22, 2004 06:00 PM
by Herprookie
Here is a pic of one of my hogs.
by colby - Feb 21, 2004 05:48 PM
2 Feb 23, 2004 12:23 PM
by colby
hog humidity level
by polosue25 - Feb 21, 2004 03:48 PM
1 Feb 21, 2004 05:00 PM
by dmac77
Breeding size female
by jasonmc - Feb 19, 2004 02:03 AM
7 Feb 23, 2004 06:56 AM
by Tim Madsen
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