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The eastern hognose snake feeds extensively on amphibians, and has a particular fondness for toads. This snake has resistance to the toxins toads secrete. This immunity is thought to come from enlarged adrenal glands which secrete large amounts of hormones to counteract the toads' powerful skin poisons. At the rear of each upper jaw, it has ...
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Hognose snake is a common name for several unrelated species of snakes with upturned snouts, classified in two colubrid snake families and one pseudoxyrhophiid snake family. They include the following genera :
Western hognose snake Southeastern Alberta and southwestern Manitoba in Canada, south to southeastern Arizona and Texas in the United States. Disjunct populations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. H. platirhinos: Latreille, 1801 0 Eastern hognose snake
Northern Ringneck Snake: everywhere but central 2/3: uncommon: minimal Farancia abacura reinwardtii: Western Mud Snake: southwestern tip: state endangered (extirpated) minimal Heterodon platirhinos: Eastern Hognose Snake: throughout: uncommon: minimal Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster: Prairie Kingsnake: southwest, southcentral, and along ...
The boa in the U.K., a 6-foot, 13-year-old Brazilian Rainbow Boa named Ronaldo, gave birth last week after having no contact with any other snakes for at least nine years, according to the City of ...
Common garter snake (sometimes called the "red-sided garter snake") Thamnophis sirtalis: throughout the state 15 - 28 inches in length, bright yellow or orange stripe along middle of the back, yellow or orange stripe along each side, with black spots on red colouration also along both sides Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platirhinos
DeKay's brown snake: Storeria dekayi: Non-venomous Diamondback water snake: Nerodia rhombifer: Non-venomous Eastern garter snake: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis: Non-venomous Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platirhinos: Venomous Eastern ribbon snake: Thamnophis saurita saurita: Non-venomous Gray ratsnake: Pantherophis spiloides: Non-venomous ...