Cannundrums: Western Hognose Snake

I only saw this behavior once. We had a number of visitors and I brought the hognose out and put it on the carpet. Note that the belly appears like it is being sucked in. It was really bizarre. I turned the snake back over, see below, ... Continue reading

Western hognose snake « Beetles In The Bush

I've seen the full display of cobra-like behavior followed by playing dead several times. I haven't seen a hognose in several years, though. While the observations of one person don't amount to a population survey, I can't help but feel ... Continue reading

Prairie Bluestem: Sand Adders: Hognose Snakes?

I found several types of hognose snakes mentioned as residents of Nebraska -- plains hognose, western hognose, and eastern hognose. They are all fairly similar in appearance, and apparently all of them like sandy areas. ... I never threatened a sand adder, so it never had to go into the radical Phase 2 behavior with me. Phase 1 was enough to send me speeding away. Trailquest.net comments that the easiest way to distinguish between the eastern hognose and a cottonmouth ... Continue reading

Western Hognose Snake

In captivity, hognose snakes will still hiss and spread their hoods at times, but will usually not perform the death act. However, some hatchlings may exhibit this behavior. Western hognose snakes are diurnal (active mostly during the ... Continue reading

Fast Lane Travel, Inc. at the 2010 Porsche Parade

After hearing the fireworks on the 4th, he wrote his mother that there were shoot'em-ups going on, just like in the cowboys and Indians western movies! Little did he know then that 50 years later the 5th of July 2010, and every 5th ... Continue reading

Western Hognose Snake

It took a bit of research, but despite that it never "played dead" for me, the "cobra-like" behavior of the snake, complete with loud hissing (but otherwise non-aggressive behavior) led me to the following site: Western Hognose Snake. Continue reading

argentine vs colombian?

Default. thanks so much guys for the help. that clears it up. i appreciate it. 1 leopard gecko 1 gargoyle gecko 125 gallon fish tank african cichlids 1 red tegu 1 jeweled lacerta 1 western hognose 1 coastalxjungle carpet python 1 argentine red tail boa 1 braziliain rainbow boa ... Default. you mind if i ask here too? i have a plan to adopt a columbian black and white tegu, and i want to know which is the better behaviour, is it columbian BW or argentine BW ? ... Continue reading

Living Alongside Wildlife: You are what you eat

Hognose snakes are famous for their defensive displays, which often includes throwing up. They are also fearsome toad hunters, these amphibians are their primary prey. It is not unusual to find a bloated hognose snake that will freely cough up ... I have a picture of an unidentified tree frog that I took in western Iowa just a couple weeks ago and though you might be the best person to ask about it. If you could identify it that would be great. Here is a link to the post: ... Continue reading

Press Releases

According to Phillips, water snakes and western hognose snakes are commonly misidentified and killed because their appearance or behavior resembles that of venomous snakes. Phillips could not give an exact figure on what percentage of ... Continue reading

Eastern American Toad « Animals of Western New York

Is Eaten by: Raccoons, hawks, herons, Garter and Hognose Snakes. Cool facts: The tiny, black tadpoles that children collect from ponds in suburban areas are usually American Toads. Though nowhere near as effective as some reptiles, ... In case this behavior is not enough to scare away predators, the toads also have chemical protection as well. The large wart-like growths behind their eyes are called parotial glands. These produce and can excrete a steroid which affects ... Continue reading