Hognose Snake Resisting Attack

HOGNOSE SNAKES - Hognose Snake Resisting Attack

HETERODON

SIZE: 2FT-4FT

COLOR: VARY FROM YELLOW, TAN AND BROWN, TO A GRAY, OR REDDISH COLOR WITH INTRICATE PATTERNS OR BLACK BLOTCHES EXTENDING TO THEIR TAILS

LEGS: ZERO



Hognose Snake Facts



The hognose snake is not venomous and will not attack unless it feels threatened. In captivity, they can live for up to 11 years. Mating occurs in the spring months, eggs are deposited in the summer, and will hatch in early fall. Usually eat toads and frogs, along with salamanders, small reptiles and their eggs, small mammals like mice, birds, and insects. These snakes are capable of digging, making it easier to attack potential food sources.

Hognose Snake Bites

These reptiles do very little damage to humans, aside from surprising and frightening us. In fact, these snakes are actually essential members of thriving ecosystems. If you’ve got rodent problems, these snakes will most likely help you out, providing natural pest control at no cost to you--aside from the occasional shriek when you stumble across them.

Hognose Snake Infestation

Hognose snakes can be found skulking about in the daylight hours, particularly in the morning if you live in a warmer environment. Normally, they will bask out in the open, but nest underground, underneath logs, or inside other organic material. You may find elongated droppings around your property, as well as skins they have shedded. It’s difficult to tell if you’ve got these snakes because they move silently, eat their prey whole, and cause very few, if any issues, to the environments in which they live.

Types of Hognose Snakes

Hognose Snake Identification



One of hognose snake’s most distinguishing characteristics is its wide head with a flattened, upturned snout. These snakes, regardless of species, come in a variety of colors. Their bodies are usually dark and can have splotches that are red, green, orange, brown, black, or tan. They can range from 19 to 45 inches in length. There are three varieties of the hognose snake including the Western Hognose Snake, the Eastern Hognose Snake and the Southern Hognose Snake.



Western hognose snake



The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is found from Texas to New Mexico and in the Plains. They range in length from 2 to 3ft and are identified by their pig-like, pointed snout. Dark patterns move down their pale brown to yellowish bodies.



Eastern hognose snake



The eastern hognose (Hertrodon platyrhinos) snake is found from Minnesota to New Hampshire, Florida and in some parts of Texas. They can grow to almost 4ft in length. They have particularly wide necks and thicker bodies. Their colors vary from yellow or tan to a gray, or reddish color. Some hognose snakes can even be entirely black.



Southern hognose snake



The southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus) is found from North Carolina through Florida and Mississippi. They have a tanish-gray color with very distinct black blotches that run all they way to its the tail. Of course, they have a hog-like nose which is a dead, give-away you are dealing with a hognose species. One of hognose snake’s most distinguishing characteristics is its wide head with a flattened, upturned snout. These snakes, regardless of species, come in a variety of colors. Their bodies are usually dark and can have splotches that are red, green, orange, brown, black, or tan. They can range from 19 to 45 inches in length.

Hognose Snakes In The Garden & The House

These snakes, because of their burrowing and digging tendencies, prefer woodlands with sandy, soft soil, as well as fields, farmland, and coastal environments. If you live in one of these areas, these snakes may slither on by during the day as they hunt for food.