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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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Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos)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.
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
Hognose snake. Blonde hognose snake; Dusty hognose snake; Eastern hognose snake; Jan's hognose snake; Giant Malagasy hognose snake; Mexican hognose snake; Plains hognose snake; Ringed hognose snake; South American hognose snake; Southern hognose snake; Speckled hognose snake; Tri-color hognose snake; Western hognose snake; Hoop snake; Hundred pacer
Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platyrhinos: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 20–33 inches (51–84 cm); color varies from gray to brown with dark brown markings [6] [12] Eastern milk snake: Lamptopeltis triangulum triangulum: Not evaluated: Nonvenomous; adults reach 24–36 inches (61–91 cm); repeating red, black-outlined blotches ...
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
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