Should I feed my hog-nose live or frozen food? | Health and Fitness ...

(I plan to switch around the diet from time to time) I decided this because Eastern Hog-nose snakes are hard to keep on a main mice diet so since I live in Florida I figure a amphibian/lizard/insect diet is the best thing for it. Continue reading

Nature in the Ozarks: Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterondon ...

"H" is for Hognose. Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterondon platirhinos). Also sometimes known as: Blowing Adder, Death Adder, False Cobra, Hissing Adder, Opossum Snake, Puff Adder, Sand Viper, Spreadhead and Spreading Adder. Description: Herps of Arkansas calls the Eastern ... Food: All sources agree that a Hognosed Snakes eats toads. The upturned snout which gives Heterondon ... Note upturned snout that gives the Hognose Snake its common name. Continue reading

Guy Hakes: How can I get my Eastern Hognose snake to eat?

I recently adopted an Eastern Hognose snake, but cannot get her to eat. I finally force fed her, which I have ... Would a frog or fish be good food for a milksnake. ... Is it common to have some color blue even though w... Do you ... Continue reading

Natural World EDventures: Meet November's Animal Ambassador

The Eastern Hognose is most common in and along the margins of fallow and cultivated fields, and in or near forests, especially in dry, relatively open areas where sands or porous loams are the principle soils. Easterns are more likely to be found in drier environments and avoid swampy or marshy areas. Inasmuch as toads are the primary food item, eastern hognoses may be most likely to found in areas where toads frequent, especially loose soils where they burrow. Continue reading