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The Western Hognose is a small species of snake found in North America, inhabiting grasslands, prairies and rocky, arid terrain.
Heating, lighting and Temperature Western Hognose Snakes are best kept at daytime temperatures varying from 28 to 32 degrees centigrade at one end of the enclosure and 22 to 26 degrees centigrade at...
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Within the Heterodon genus there are currently 3 described North American hognose species, and 1 whose status is highly debated: Eastern hognose (Heterodon platirhinos) H. platirhinos can be found around the eastern half of the US and in some parts… Continue Reading →
Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon) NANFA
An adult Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) from Linn County, Iowa
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos), hatchling. Photo by Kenneth P. Wray.
NATIVE: Canada; (Ontario) United States- dave_andrewz
A hatchling Southern hognose snake from north Florida. This species has experienced dramatic declines throughout much of its range during the the last 50 years. While much of the decline can be attributed to habitat loss, Southern hognose snakes have also disappeared from protected natural lands where they were once abundant.
Melanistic (black phase) Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Non-venomous Eastern Hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) in central South Carolina, July 2012.
The term hognose snake is used to describe several snakes characterized by an upturned snout. The North American species (genus Heterodon) are famous for playing dead when threatened. The hognose snakes consist of three distantly related genera that are artificially grouped together by the...
Heterodon platirhinos August, 2012. Michigan. A neonate Eastern Hognose Snake from a sand prairie on private property in southeast Michigan. Hognose snakes are adept burrowers which prefer sandy soils in open woodlands, oak savannahs, dunes, and sand prairies. Females seek out open, sandy habitats in June to excavate their nests. Neonates typically emerge in late August and early September.
