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General Information About the Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos, H. simus, & H. nasicus)
Hognose snakes are famous for thier defensive displays of flattening the front of the bodies out like a cobra and if that fails rolling over and playing dead with their tongue hanging out for the full effect.
Hognoses geenrally live from 15 to 18 years and will reach a length from 18 to 24 inches. The size makes them great beginner snakes. Although mainly the westerns, as the eastern and southern can be a bit difficult to care food with their specialized diets.
Western Hognoses make a great beginner snake. They don't get very large and hardly ever bite. They are short, stout and cute with that upturned nose of theirs. We at Herp World do not recommend Eastern Hognoses to anyone who cannot obtain an uninterupted supply of toads year round.