Hognose snakes make excellent pets, but their personalities and housing can be difficult for a first-time snakekeeper to handle. If you are looking for a relaxed snake that is low maintenance and ...

Hognose snakes are very docile, but that's not what they'd lead you to believe. When they feel threatened, they put on quite ...

Many snake species, when threatened, employ a survival tactic called thanatosis, or playing dead. Dice snakes intensify the ...

What is a western hognose? According to the Cayuga Nature Center in New York, western hognose are small, non-venomous snakes that can grow up to 3 feet in length.. They range from Canada to Mexico ...

"When a hognose does this, they are literally in fear for their life," commented one user. "It causes an extreme amount of stress to the snake which causes it to expend a lot of energy." ...

Eastern hognose snakes, sometimes called puff adders, are thick-bodied reptiles that are about 46 inches long and can be distinguished by their upturned snout, according to the University of ...

The video, which went viral with more than 4,000 shares on Facebook, shows what appears to be an eastern hognose snake gliding across the sand and in the ocean.

An Eastern Hognose snake emerged out of the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, April 26 Roxy Flanagan One woman’s beach trip went viral after she documented a huge snake slithering on the Ocean City ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --A pet store in England said a two-headed snake hatched recently at the store is now four weeks old and appears to be doing well.Exeter Exotics said the western hognose snake ...

The southern hognose snake population […] (WGHP) — A snake that can be found across the south, including in the Carolinas, may be labeled as endangered due to a lawsuit filed on Thursday.

According to the Maryland Zoo, eastern hognose snakes may mimic cobras by lifting their heads and lunging when threatened, but their venom is harmless to humans.

The southern hognose snake was once common in the expansive longleaf pine forests that stretched from southern Virginia to Texas. Over 97 percent of that habitat has been destroyed, ...