snakes
Western hognose
Heterodon nasicus
Upturned snout, toad-hunter face, a lot of personality in a small snake.
- Handling
- Theatrical bluffers. They settle. Not venomous in any way that belongs on a care sheet scare line.
- Enclosure
- Deep enough to burrow. Secure lid. Hide and a water dish they will sit in.
- Heat
- Warm end 88–90°F. Cool side the mid-70s.
- Humidity
- 30–50%. They are a dry-country snake.
- Diet
- Frozen/thawed mice. Some are fussy as hatchlings — ask before you take one home hungry.
A second snake, not a first, unless you already keep corns.
