Hognose Snakes for Sale

Plains Hognose snakes are the most popular and from time to time we get some albino western hognose snakes that are a real treat! There are 3 subspecies of Western Hognose; the Plains Hognose Snake (nasicus), the Dusty Hognose Snake (gloydi) and Mexican Hognose Snake (kennerlyi).

Keeping Western Hognose Snakes as Pets

Western Hognose Snakes are small and hardy with a docile nature. Commercially available rodents are readily consumed and not much space or specialized care is required.

Common Names: Blowing adder, blowing viper, blow snake, bluffer, common western hog-nosed viper, (western) hog-nosed snake, faux viper, North American long-nosed snake, prairie hog-nosed snake, puff(ing) adder, sand viper, spoonbill snake, spreadhead snake, spreading adder, spreading viper, Texas hog-nosed snake, Texas rooter, western spreading adder, western hog-nosed adder, western hog-nosed snake, plains hognose snake.

The Western Hognose Snake is primarily diurnal, and makes use of a variety of habitats, including shortgrass prairies, grasslands, and rocky, semi-arid regions. It is typically a docile snake, that may hiss and make mock strikes if harassed, and even play dead if stressed enough. They feed on amphibians, lizards, and rodents. They breed in the spring, laying 4 to 23 eggs in the mid summer, which take approximately 60 days to hatch. Heterodon nasicus has a life expectancy of around fourteen years.

The care for all three species is virtually identical. Males grow to around 18", females up to 30". This is an excellent species of snake to keep in captivity, its small size, good nature and feeding response makes it a good beginners snake.

Mexican Hognose Snakes as Pets - Buy a Mexican Hognose Snake

The Mexican Hognose Snake (H. nasicus kennerlyi) is a medium, stocky, yellowish-tan snake with 23-43 brown to orange-brown dorsal blotches.

Plains Hognose Snakes as Pets - Buy a Plains Hognose Snake

The Plains Hognose Snake (H. nasicus nasicus) is small to medium in size snake. The dorsal side of these snakes is grayish brown or a light olive green with approximately 40 dorsal spots that are a darker shade of olive green.

Dusty Hognose Snakes as Pets - Buy a Dusty Hognose Snake

 (H. nasicus gloydi)