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Definition of hognose snake in English: hognose snake(also hog-nosed snake) nounˈhɒɡnəʊzsneɪkˈhäɡ- A harmless burrowing American snake with an upturned snout. When threatened it inflates itself with air and hisses, and may feign death. 猪鼻蛇。Also calledPUFF ADDER in North America. 北美亦称PUFF ADDER Genus Heterodon, family Colubridae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Smooth rock beds along the ascending route look like pavement, and invite drowsy black racers and Eastern hog-nosed snakes to sunbathe.
- The Plains leopard frog, western green toad and Mexican hog-nosed snakes inhabit the area.
- The eastern hognose snake feeds on frogs and toads, but the young may eat crickets and other invertebrates.
- In reality the breath of hognose snakes is harmless.
- Reptiles are common including ground boas and hog-nosed snakes and plenty of chameleons.
- Like most hognose snakes, the Mexican Hognose is considered slightly venomous but harmless to humans.
- The unique physical characteristic of hognose snakes is their nose, which is turned up like a pig's snout.
- Not dangerous to man, the western hognose snake uses a slightly toxic saliva to help subdue its prey.
- The eastern hognose snake is a medium sized snake that often startles people the first time they see one.
- The eastern hognose snake has a pair of enlarged teeth in the rear part of its upper jaw, which possibly help in swallowing large prey.
- If this show proves unsuccessful, the hognose snake will turn over on its back and play dead.
- The eastern hognose snake is renowned for its ‘death feigning’ behavior.
- Young hognose snakes are prone to drying out and seem to require a higher humidity than the adults.
- If cared for properly, hognose snakes can be expected to live between 10 and 15 years.
- I highly recommend feeding prekilled prey for hognose snakes as these snakes do not constrict their prey.
- Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat.
- The hognose snake is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Puff adder’, because one of its bluffs when threatened is to swell its head and neck so it looks larger.
- The hog-nosed snake bluffs predators by spreading its head and neck and hissing.
- The eastern hog-nosed snake is found in Canada and the United States.
- Eastern hog-nosed snakes are harmless but are often mistaken for venomous rattlesnake species.
Definition of hognose snake in US English: hognose snake(also hog-nosed snake) nounˈhäɡ- A harmless burrowing American snake with an upturned snout. When threatened it inflates itself with air and hisses, and may feign death. 猪鼻蛇。Also calledPUFF ADDER in North America. 北美亦称PUFF ADDER Genus Heterodon, family Colubridae: several species Example sentencesExamples - The eastern hognose snake has a pair of enlarged teeth in the rear part of its upper jaw, which possibly help in swallowing large prey.
- Eastern hog-nosed snakes are harmless but are often mistaken for venomous rattlesnake species.
- Like most hognose snakes, the Mexican Hognose is considered slightly venomous but harmless to humans.
- If this show proves unsuccessful, the hognose snake will turn over on its back and play dead.
- The eastern hog-nosed snake is found in Canada and the United States.
- The Plains leopard frog, western green toad and Mexican hog-nosed snakes inhabit the area.
- If cared for properly, hognose snakes can be expected to live between 10 and 15 years.
- Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat.
- The unique physical characteristic of hognose snakes is their nose, which is turned up like a pig's snout.
- The hognose snake is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Puff adder’, because one of its bluffs when threatened is to swell its head and neck so it looks larger.
- Young hognose snakes are prone to drying out and seem to require a higher humidity than the adults.
- Smooth rock beds along the ascending route look like pavement, and invite drowsy black racers and Eastern hog-nosed snakes to sunbathe.
- I highly recommend feeding prekilled prey for hognose snakes as these snakes do not constrict their prey.
- In reality the breath of hognose snakes is harmless.
- The hog-nosed snake bluffs predators by spreading its head and neck and hissing.
- Reptiles are common including ground boas and hog-nosed snakes and plenty of chameleons.
- The eastern hognose snake is a medium sized snake that often startles people the first time they see one.
- The eastern hognose snake feeds on frogs and toads, but the young may eat crickets and other invertebrates.
- The eastern hognose snake is renowned for its ‘death feigning’ behavior.
- Not dangerous to man, the western hognose snake uses a slightly toxic saliva to help subdue its prey.
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