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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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Interesting info on Hognose Venom
by Colchicine - Dec 31, 2004 07:51 AM
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Every so often they make it easy. . .
by althea - Dec 31, 2004 01:09 AM
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Hognoses for beginners?
by toiletoctopus - Dec 29, 2004 09:13 PM
6 Dec 30, 2004 05:20 PM
by Colchicine
She ate!
by Lura - Dec 29, 2004 12:25 PM
1 Dec 31, 2004 06:51 PM
by polosue25
Help help help
by SnakeSlither - Dec 28, 2004 12:25 AM
5 Dec 29, 2004 10:10 AM
by lolaophidia
lumps on the back
by russtj - Dec 26, 2004 05:49 PM
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tri color hognose
by lizardguy917 - Dec 26, 2004 04:57 PM
1 Dec 26, 2004 05:16 PM
by Colchicine
1 Dec 29, 2004 10:48 PM
by Luke9815
Red sides and gold tail
by kungfu2811 - Dec 22, 2004 10:41 PM
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adult size lytrophis semicinctus
by RonW - Dec 21, 2004 04:04 AM
1 Dec 22, 2004 10:51 PM
by TraceH
Pic of my new baby western
by TJ777 - Dec 20, 2004 11:03 PM
1 Dec 22, 2004 04:59 PM
by tempest
Hognose hibernation
by seijun - Dec 20, 2004 02:53 PM
8 Dec 27, 2004 08:11 PM
by spilotes87
Posting photos
by TJ777 - Dec 19, 2004 06:00 PM
4 Dec 20, 2004 04:39 PM
by TJ777
New baby western
by TJ777 - Dec 19, 2004 05:53 PM
0 No replies
10 Dec 21, 2004 07:06 PM
by crimsonking
Switching to frozen/thawed help?
by silver_arctic1 - Dec 15, 2004 01:44 PM
3 Dec 18, 2004 11:34 AM
by silver_arctic1
pic of my female grey eastern
by spilotes87 - Dec 15, 2004 06:54 AM
4 Dec 16, 2004 04:11 PM
by spilotes87
Force-fed my hognose
by cypherpunks - Dec 14, 2004 08:33 AM
8 Dec 16, 2004 10:57 AM
by A.C.
Decreased Skin Turgor in Eastern Hognose
by JungleGems - Dec 14, 2004 01:17 AM
2 Dec 14, 2004 05:19 PM
by JungleGems
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Finally, pics of my baby Western
by skyclad - Dec 11, 2004 10:03 AM
2 Dec 11, 2004 10:05 AM
by skyclad
Breeding weight for Westerns?
by rhacphantastic - Dec 09, 2004 05:47 PM
1 Dec 11, 2004 03:50 PM
by jnemani
2 Dec 13, 2004 07:23 PM
by illieyasha
Please remove this snake
by clintsky - Dec 07, 2004 09:00 PM
3 Dec 09, 2004 12:03 AM
by guttersnacks
4 Dec 09, 2004 10:02 PM
by Colchicine
Tri Color Toxicity
by pebbles832 - Dec 06, 2004 10:24 AM
1 Dec 08, 2004 11:49 PM
by Colchicine
western hognose pic
by wayne13114 - Dec 03, 2004 04:07 PM
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Lighting for Hoggies (& a little bragging) LONG..
by pebbles832 - Dec 03, 2004 03:03 PM
8 Dec 08, 2004 11:40 PM
by Colchicine
is it safe to use co[bleep] fiber for my hogs? np
by geckorex - Dec 03, 2004 11:39 AM
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My new baby Mexican Hognose
by Aggie1996 - Dec 03, 2004 10:39 AM
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coconut fiber?????????????????/
by geckorex - Dec 02, 2004 03:01 PM
3 Dec 06, 2004 12:30 PM
by yodawagon
How long before force feeding!
by mwrinkle - Dec 02, 2004 07:54 AM
1 Dec 03, 2004 06:35 PM
by Colchicine
southern hognose hunters in South Carolina...
by skycock - Dec 01, 2004 06:34 PM
5 Dec 03, 2004 08:06 AM
by A.C.
our new addition...Albino- western Hognose
by Siegi - Dec 01, 2004 10:22 AM
3 Dec 01, 2004 12:44 PM
by hansholland
3 Dec 01, 2004 12:42 PM
by DaveOdd
Li'l simus
by crimsonking - Nov 30, 2004 10:57 AM
2 Nov 30, 2004 02:49 PM
by crimsonking
Finicky Female Hognose
by mwrinkle - Nov 29, 2004 11:07 PM
0 No replies
1 Dec 01, 2004 09:58 AM
by Colchicine
Eastern Hog Morphs?
by gentlemantw0 - Nov 27, 2004 09:56 PM
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Brumating westerns???
by repzoo44 - Nov 27, 2004 09:50 PM
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Western Hoggie hasn't shed yet after 1year
by paul7 - Nov 27, 2004 10:57 AM
2 Nov 28, 2004 03:35 PM
by polosue25
new to the wonderful world of hognose
by toad112081 - Nov 26, 2004 08:52 PM
2 Nov 28, 2004 03:40 PM
by polosue25
Kinked Albino Hognose And Breeding
by bayondai - Nov 26, 2004 08:24 PM
4 Nov 27, 2004 08:54 AM
by Tim Madsen
Non-feeding and weight loss.
by cypherpunks - Nov 24, 2004 10:00 AM
4 Nov 25, 2004 07:18 AM
by chrish
Anyone know of any online stores who carry lizard marker?
by electricbluescat - Nov 24, 2004 12:53 AM
1 Nov 26, 2004 12:29 PM
by dragonlovers
Anyone have a pic of a pastel hognose?
by dragonlovers - Nov 23, 2004 07:53 PM
2 Nov 25, 2004 05:47 PM
by ee
2 Dec 03, 2004 12:13 AM
by guttersnacks
Sticky traps
by JDM2007 - Nov 21, 2004 01:25 PM
3 Nov 21, 2004 09:11 PM
by Melle
MITES!
by yodawagon - Nov 20, 2004 04:07 PM
3 Nov 24, 2004 08:02 AM
by c&f
Breeding
by cantilviper - Nov 19, 2004 10:28 PM
1 Nov 20, 2004 08:01 PM
by yodawagon
8 Nov 30, 2004 11:55 AM
by cv768
HOW MUCH ARE...albino western hognoses?
by cv768 - Nov 18, 2004 05:41 PM
13 Dec 18, 2004 07:35 PM
by gecko_den
Brumating Easterns
by c&f - Nov 18, 2004 06:01 AM
4 Nov 24, 2004 07:30 AM
by c&f
8 Nov 20, 2004 12:01 PM
by cv768
Having to force feed a hognose and some health questions
by electricbluescat - Nov 15, 2004 08:34 PM
2 Nov 15, 2004 10:31 PM
by Jim_H
Feeding question
by skyclad - Nov 15, 2004 11:44 AM
4 Nov 20, 2004 05:09 PM
by cv768
this may be a really stupid question, but...
by shelley7950 - Nov 15, 2004 09:25 AM
2 Nov 23, 2004 09:21 AM
by shelley7950
refusing food ??
by stewart_stick - Nov 14, 2004 07:37 PM
1 Nov 15, 2004 07:58 AM
by Colchicine
how big?
by scubagecko - Nov 12, 2004 07:07 PM
1 Nov 13, 2004 01:48 PM
by gentlemantw0
hognose aggression
by reptileking85 - Nov 12, 2004 02:35 PM
5 Nov 13, 2004 01:53 PM
by gentlemantw0
Hissing question
by skyclad - Nov 11, 2004 03:49 PM
6 Nov 12, 2004 09:51 AM
by skyclad
meale mexican hognose
by fill - Nov 09, 2004 07:57 PM
1 Nov 17, 2004 01:06 PM
by Aaronblack
Can you put a hognose with a corn?
by ElusiveKimmaby - Nov 09, 2004 05:34 PM
2 Nov 17, 2004 01:12 AM
by ElusiveKimmaby
Where can I get a hognose?
by SerpentSyco - Nov 09, 2004 11:42 AM
3 Nov 11, 2004 04:17 PM
by fill
New hoggie
by JDM2007 - Nov 08, 2004 06:25 PM
0 No replies
when to cool western hogs?
by wayne13114 - Nov 08, 2004 02:21 PM
0 No replies
Pink pastel
by tmlascola - Nov 07, 2004 09:10 AM
1 Nov 14, 2004 09:12 AM
by ee
7 Nov 12, 2004 08:46 AM
by EdK
0 No replies
0 No replies
Florida Hogs?
by gentlemantw0 - Nov 04, 2004 09:33 PM
1 Nov 05, 2004 04:25 PM
by herphobbyist
Western Hog and my little girl...........................
by BIG DONNIE BRASC - Nov 04, 2004 04:15 PM
11 Nov 12, 2004 02:27 PM
by JungleGems
venom
by caecilianman02 - Nov 04, 2004 02:47 PM
0 No replies

by kendiehl - Nov 03, 2004 11:18 AM
21 Nov 12, 2004 03:18 PM
by TxHerper
Tadpoles
by Unhinged - Nov 03, 2004 10:09 AM
2 Nov 03, 2004 11:49 AM
by Aggie1996
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