Hognose Snakes

There are many breeds of Hognose Snakes Western, Easten and Southern Hognose are some of the main types of Hognose. there are also Albino plain Hognoses.Hognoses are very unique snakes.They are generally pretty docile snakes as long as they are handled often.Since they aren't really that big,and they can't defend themselves well they do other things.they will often pretend to be something they're not.They will flare out their necks and hiss and shake their tails as if they are something more dangerous.Also they will play dead sometimes. To maintain the Hognose comfortably it should be house in a 20 gallon cage. the cage should be heated to 75-85 degrees, and be heated underneath the tank. Hognose snakes are very much carnivores they eat things such as, samll mice. they should be fed every week or ever other week, it should not be handled until 24 hours after fed. when feeding they should be put in a seperate cage. you can find hognose snakes pretty much anywhere with warm temperatures as in down south mostly. there is also a hognose snake in michigan but it is very rare because it gets so cold.