Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Photo by JD Willson
Description: Eastern hognose snakes are stocky snakes whose name is derived from their upturned snout.
Eastern Hognose Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)
DESCRIPTION: The Eastern Hognose Snake gets its name from its upturned snout and broad head. The broad head often gives people the false impression that it is venomous.
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Eastern Hognose Snakes are named for their upturned, pointed snout, which looks a little like a hog's nose if you use your imagination.
Moore Co., NC 4/20/05.
Eastern Hognose Snake
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Eastern hognose snakes consume amphibians, mainly toads, and use their snout to dig them up as toads spend much time in self made burrows.
Eastern Hognose Snake
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Heterodon platirhinos (20-33", up to 45") ...
Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos
Description: 20 - 33 ½" (51 - 85 cm). Color is variable from black to brown to olive to orange. Tip of nose is upturned. Scales are heavily keeled. Blotched patterns often present on back.
Eastern Hognose Snakes average about 28 inches as adults and are highly variable in their coloration. In fact, the author has documented specimens with varying shades of tan, gray, black, brown, red, and even orange.
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
photo credit: Michael Dorcas
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Eastern Hognose Snake is quite the show as it hisses, puffs, and spreads (and then flops over and plays dead!).
The Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a species of special concern class 3 in West Virginia. The current status of H. platirhinos populations within the state is unknown. Over the majority of H.
The Eastern Hognose Snake is a relatively stout snake with a thick neck and an upturned snout. The general coloring of this snake is highly variable, with prevailing colors being red, orange, olive, yellow, brown or gray.
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The southern hognose snake and its more common relative, the eastern hognose snake, are often called puff adder or spreading adder. When threatened, a hognose snake will raise its head, flatten its neck and hiss loudly.
 See also: Snake, Hognose Snake, Reptile, Green Snake, Racer
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