Western Hognose Snake Care Sheet | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Updated January 30, 2023

The Western hognose snake is a harmless, diurnal North American colubrid that has grown in popularity in collections around the globe. Its natural range extends from southern Canada through the central U.S., including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, into northern Mexico.

Western hognose snakes come in a variety of colors. This is a “peach” specimen. Photo Credit:  fivespots/Shutterstock

It has a stout build, is covered in keeled scales, and possesses a sharply upturned snout that is used for digging and burrowing in loose sandy soils and to hunt for prey. Dorsally, the Western hognose has a ground color of tan, brown, gray or olive, with dar...