Description
The western hognose snake is a light sandy beige in color, with darker brown or gray blotches, and have small round columns on their heads. Their coloration is not nearly as variable as that of the eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platirhinos, but they often have an ink-black and white or yellow checker-patterned belly, sometimes accented with orange. They are very stout for their size. For example a full grown female that's 2 feet (61 cm) in total length, is as bulky as a corn snake, 4 feet (129 cm) in total length. Adult males are 1-1.5 ft. (30-45 cm) in total length, with females generally being larger than males. A characteristic of all hognose snakes is their upturned upper lip, which aids in digging in the soil. They usually will dig into the forest floor to search for toads, which is the main part of their diet, along with frogs. They will hide underneath the ground in the winter, and sometimes autumn months.
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