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The eastern hognose snake feeds extensively on amphibians, and has a particular fondness for toads. This snake has resistance to the toxins toads secrete. This immunity is thought to come from enlarged adrenal glands which secrete large amounts of hormones to counteract the toads' powerful skin poisons. At the rear of each upper jaw, it has ...
Hognose snakes are frequently found in the exotic pet trade. H. nasicus are often considered to be the easiest to care for, and captive-bred stock is easily found. H. platirhinos is commonly found, but their dietary requirements can be a challenge for some keepers.
Hognose snake is a common name for several unrelated species of snakes with upturned snouts, classified in two colubrid snake families and one pseudoxyrhophiid snake family. They include the following genera :
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The western hognose snake is a relatively small, stout-bodied snake. Its color and pattern is highly variable between subspecies, although most specimens appear much like rattlesnakes to the untrained eye, which appears to be Batesian mimicry.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Xenodon semicinctus, the ringed hognose snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae.
Leioheterodon geayi, commonly known as Geay's hognose snake, the Madagascan speckled hognose snake, and the speckled hognose snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is native to southwestern Madagascar .
Leioheterodon modestus, also known as the blonde hognose snake, is a species of harmless, rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2] Regarding conservation and population, it is considered a species of least concern. [1] The mineralized skeleton of this snake contains apatite. [3]