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Eastern hognose snake. The eastern hog-nosed snake[ 3 ] (Heterodon platirhinos), is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The venom is specifically adapted to amphibian prey and is harmless to humans. However, some people may have an allergic reaction, and experience local swelling and other symptoms.
The western hognose snake is a relatively small, stout-bodied snake. Its color and pattern is highly variable between subspecies, although most specimens appear much like rattlesnakes to the untrained eye, which appears to be Batesian mimicry. Males are considerably smaller than females, with adults rarely exceeding a total length (including ...
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: Heterodon, which occur mainly in the United States and northern Mexico. Leioheterodon, the hognose snakes native to Madagascar.
Eastern hognose snake. Heterodon platirhinos or the eastern hognose snake. Characteristics: The eastern hognose snake is one of the most diverse, being 2 to 4 feet long and with many patterns and ...
Binomial name. Heterodon simus. (Linnaeus, 1766) Synonyms. Coluber simus Linnaeus, 1766. Heterodon simus — Holbrook, 1842[3] Adult Southern Hognose Snake, H. Simus. Heterodon simus, commonly known as the southern hog-nosed snake, is a harmless [4] snake species endemic to the southeastern United States. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
Xenodon pulcher was sometimes previously described as Lystrophis pulcher. [2] This genus describes the South American hognose snakes, which while similar in appearance to North American (Heterodon) and Madagascan (Leioheterodon) hognoses, are not closely related. This snake's common names include tricolor hognose snake, banded hognose snake ...
Xenodon dorbignyi, the South American hognose snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern South America. The species is native to southern South America. There are four recognized subspecies .