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The eastern hog-nosed snake [3] (Heterodon platirhinos), is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The venom is specifically adapted to amphibian prey and is harmless to humans.
Hognose snakes are generally not viewed as venomous based on their grouping as non-front-fanged snakes. [5] Although they produce a mildly toxic saliva from low-pressure secretions of the oral Duvernoy's gland , they lack a specialized delivery system required for the medical classification as venom . [ 6 ]
The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species [2] of snake in the family Colubridae. ... The species is not dangerous to humans, ...
Members of the genus are commonly known as hognose snakes, hog-nosed snakes, [3] North American hog-nosed snakes, [2] and colloquially puff adders [4] (though they should not be confused with the venomous African vipers of the genus Bitis).
This snake is considered to be opisthoglyphous ("rear-fanged" or "rear-fanged venomous"), [2] as it possess a pair of pin-like, widely-spaced teeth at the back of the mouth, connected to the maxilla. [2] Through a funnel-like formation in each tooth, hognose snakes can inject a paralyzing saliva to subdue their prey. [2]
Adult Southern Hognose Snake, H. Simus Heterodon simus , commonly known as the southern hog-nosed snake , is a harmless [ 4 ] snake species endemic to the southeastern United States . No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Note: Often only black and white. Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) Note: Extremely variable appearance; Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) Western milk snake (Lampropeltis gentilis) Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexilepis) Western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis)