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Hognose Snakes

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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Making ends meet?
by mingdurga - Feb 26, 2014 03:49 PM
6 Mar 27, 2014 05:27 PM
by reako45
Update on Hognose that won't eat
by ericarditti - Feb 22, 2014 01:49 PM
4 Mar 06, 2014 11:17 AM
by FR
Hognose won't eat
by ericarditti - Feb 16, 2014 11:29 PM
13 Feb 21, 2014 08:52 PM
by FR
How do sables look when they hatch?
by daneby - Feb 14, 2014 01:21 PM
3 Feb 16, 2014 10:19 PM
by Louie1
A Few 2013 Western Hognose Photos...
by tspuckler - Feb 12, 2014 06:03 PM
2 Feb 13, 2014 03:35 AM
by reako45
Not your typical feeding video
by Austin12 - Feb 12, 2014 01:59 AM
4 Feb 13, 2014 06:55 PM
by geckoejon
Intergrade ?'s
by reako45 - Feb 11, 2014 02:52 AM
9 Feb 14, 2014 10:25 AM
by FR
Hognose Problem (possibly)
by imjustheather - Feb 08, 2014 09:17 PM
8 Feb 10, 2014 04:06 PM
by Austin12
Law question
by ReptileNexus - Feb 06, 2014 01:43 PM
14 Feb 13, 2014 11:11 AM
by FR
Friend having an Eastern Issue
by OrangeHeterodon - Feb 05, 2014 08:46 AM
4 Feb 05, 2014 01:58 PM
by FR
Comparison Pics
by reako45 - Feb 05, 2014 06:24 AM
7 Feb 05, 2014 07:17 PM
by FR
A yearling albino
by FR - Feb 03, 2014 06:59 PM
2 Feb 04, 2014 08:54 AM
by FR
Crazy hog with blue-sh green colors.
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jan 31, 2014 08:17 PM
13 Feb 03, 2014 02:59 PM
by FR
Name the Hypos, please.
by mingdurga - Jan 31, 2014 03:58 PM
3 Feb 01, 2014 01:39 PM
by FR
Conda Prices!
by Austin12 - Jan 30, 2014 12:09 PM
13 Apr 29, 2014 08:38 PM
by Austin12
Getting a hog switched over to F/T
by poison123 - Jan 29, 2014 09:13 PM
29 Apr 12, 2014 09:17 PM
by Austin12
yellow
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 11:19 AM
2 Jan 28, 2014 08:49 AM
by daneby
some young girls
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 11:15 AM
5 Jan 31, 2014 09:06 AM
by mingdurga
Skeletor
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 11:10 AM
3 Jan 30, 2014 12:17 AM
by daneby
young males
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 11:04 AM
1 Jan 28, 2014 03:49 AM
by reako45
Some Anacondas
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 10:46 AM
3 Jan 28, 2014 08:52 AM
by daneby
2013 hold back female southern
by daneby - Jan 27, 2014 10:40 AM
1 Feb 03, 2014 05:05 PM
by mqbuchanan
A few more pretty girls
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 05:18 PM
4 Jan 27, 2014 09:12 AM
by daneby
2011 Sables
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 05:14 PM
4 Jan 28, 2014 08:53 AM
by daneby
one of my favorite girls
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 05:08 PM
4 Jan 28, 2014 08:55 AM
by daneby
A pretty 2011 male
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 05:04 PM
1 Jan 28, 2014 03:58 AM
by reako45
Some adult females
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 05:01 PM
1 Jan 28, 2014 03:59 AM
by reako45
Adult Sable Male
by daneby - Jan 26, 2014 04:53 PM
2 Jan 28, 2014 08:59 AM
by daneby
A couple of cool hogs.
by Gregg_M_Madden - Jan 19, 2014 04:12 PM
1 Jan 19, 2014 09:30 PM
by wohlerswi
shedding during brumation
by bulldogger75 - Jan 18, 2014 09:55 PM
5 Jan 24, 2014 10:34 AM
by FR
Using Bait Fish as Food
by Austin12 - Jan 18, 2014 07:48 PM
12 Jan 27, 2014 10:16 AM
by FR
Breeding info?
by mingdurga - Jan 08, 2014 10:54 AM
27 Jan 23, 2014 09:31 AM
by FR
Hognose Portrait
by tspuckler - Jan 06, 2014 05:19 PM
4 Jan 07, 2014 09:52 PM
by VanPerry
Question for the experts
by StuTennyson - Dec 28, 2013 07:56 AM
15 Dec 30, 2013 06:30 PM
by Austin12
Ocho
by tspuckler - Dec 22, 2013 05:45 PM
2 Dec 24, 2013 10:03 AM
by AaronBayer
A Dwarf hognose?
by brocknjen - Dec 22, 2013 12:06 AM
10 Jan 19, 2014 11:12 AM
by geckoejon
Size of food vs willing to eat?
by OrangeHeterodon - Dec 17, 2013 11:51 PM
8 Jan 03, 2014 08:21 PM
by geckoejon
Coming along nicely!!!
by Gregg_M_Madden - Dec 16, 2013 10:12 PM
2 Dec 30, 2013 01:27 PM
by geckoejon
For those who like photos
by caracal - Dec 12, 2013 02:17 PM
1 Dec 15, 2013 03:52 PM
by OrangeHeterodon
Ads Without Photos
by Austin12 - Dec 08, 2013 10:42 PM
5 Dec 12, 2013 07:56 PM
by chris633
Feeding
by Austin12 - Dec 08, 2013 03:14 AM
15 Dec 12, 2013 11:14 AM
by OrangeHeterodon
Hognose moving on its side?
by imjustheather - Dec 03, 2013 11:29 AM
9 Dec 11, 2013 04:09 PM
by FR
Soil for Western
by OrangeHeterodon - Dec 02, 2013 11:34 PM
5 Dec 06, 2013 11:13 PM
by OrangeHeterodon
At what temp does food become toxic?
by Austin12 - Nov 30, 2013 10:16 PM
10 Dec 08, 2013 06:11 PM
by Rextiles
Hognose Burrows Please
by OrangeHeterodon - Nov 28, 2013 12:21 PM
3 Nov 30, 2013 09:56 AM
by FR
some H O G S ....
by thomas davis - Nov 20, 2013 09:49 PM
5 Nov 26, 2013 04:48 PM
by thomas davis
Finally!
by cochran - Nov 07, 2013 05:35 PM
7 Nov 17, 2013 01:09 AM
by daneby
Brumation Techniques
by Austin12 - Nov 04, 2013 01:51 PM
21 Nov 28, 2013 07:21 PM
by OrangeHeterodon
Western Hognose temps?
by Fleck - Nov 03, 2013 02:21 AM
6 Nov 05, 2013 07:27 AM
by FR
Happy Halloween
by Austin12 - Oct 31, 2013 10:13 PM
2 Oct 31, 2013 11:11 PM
by FR
They do exist somewhere out there...
by snaketaboo77 - Oct 28, 2013 08:27 PM
2 Dec 01, 2013 02:34 PM
by MattyM
hognose twitching when picked up
by trrogers - Oct 28, 2013 04:37 PM
1 Oct 29, 2013 12:02 PM
by OrangeHeterodon
Heterodon Genetics (not morph related)
by OrangeHeterodon - Oct 28, 2013 10:19 AM
0 No replies
Nice little hog
by FR - Oct 23, 2013 11:55 AM
4 Oct 24, 2013 09:55 AM
by FR
Moist Hides
by Austin12 - Oct 19, 2013 10:43 PM
7 Oct 22, 2013 12:23 PM
by FR
TriColored Hognose
by MattyM - Oct 17, 2013 01:31 PM
13 Nov 07, 2013 06:36 PM
by JYohe
Some thoughts about behavior
by FR - Oct 16, 2013 10:08 AM
12 Oct 24, 2013 09:41 AM
by FR
Some 2013 Hognose
by tspuckler - Oct 13, 2013 03:30 PM
13 Oct 16, 2013 09:32 AM
by FR
Color Change in Purple Conda
by DanKrull - Oct 11, 2013 08:49 AM
4 Oct 15, 2013 09:46 PM
by DanKrull
Axanthics from the Tucson show
by FR - Oct 09, 2013 01:22 PM
10 Oct 16, 2013 09:50 AM
by FR
Hogs at the Tucson Show
by FR - Oct 06, 2013 09:59 AM
2 Oct 07, 2013 07:54 AM
by FR
Frank
by kenmckayii - Oct 06, 2013 12:12 AM
1 Oct 09, 2013 01:27 PM
by FR
What happens when people don't
by FR - Oct 04, 2013 10:33 AM
5 Oct 28, 2013 05:00 PM
by trrogers
Hognose genetics and info websites?
by trrogers - Sep 30, 2013 10:03 AM
2 Oct 02, 2013 10:08 AM
by Austin12
First meal
by reptilenexus - Sep 29, 2013 08:45 PM
0 No replies
Update Pic
by lance86 - Sep 28, 2013 10:55 PM
2 Sep 29, 2013 12:23 AM
by lance86
Times are a changing!
by Austin12 - Sep 27, 2013 03:01 PM
4 Sep 28, 2013 12:59 AM
by reptilenexus
When do hognose breed?
by FR - Sep 26, 2013 11:31 AM
3 Sep 26, 2013 01:28 PM
by lance86
early brumation and feeding???
by geckoejon - Sep 26, 2013 05:32 AM
19 Sep 30, 2013 05:35 AM
by geckoejon
Feeder fish?
by reptilenexus - Sep 25, 2013 04:46 PM
10 Sep 27, 2013 10:11 AM
by FR
Female Eastern Hognose Question.
by OrangeHeterodon - Sep 24, 2013 08:03 AM
5 Sep 26, 2013 08:57 AM
by FR
Albino ate
by reptilenexus - Sep 24, 2013 03:13 AM
3 Sep 30, 2013 04:46 PM
by Austin12
Some my fav new hogs
by lance86 - Sep 21, 2013 09:35 PM
1 Sep 22, 2013 12:51 AM
by lance86
Just recently imported....
by Gregg_M_Madden - Sep 21, 2013 11:51 AM
20 Sep 23, 2013 07:09 PM
by DISCERN
Eating When Covered
by Austin12 - Sep 19, 2013 12:23 PM
36 Sep 26, 2013 09:12 AM
by FR
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