Tricolour Hognose Snakes are a small species with strikingly contrasting colours and a cute upturned nose which they use to bury themselves and create tunnel networks in the wild!
Pictures taken January 2026
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: CB25 Juvenile
Sex: Female
Average Adult Size: Up to 2ft long
Handling: Tolerate handling once used to their new owner
Suitability: Well-researched beginner
Natural habitat: Dry woodland and grassland of the Gran Chaco region of South America
Tricolour Hognose snakes are mildly rear-fanged venomous as a hunting adaptation. If a person is bitten, this can act similarly to a bee sting, with some people being more prone to a reaction than others. That being said, this species do not tend to bite unless provoked and feeling threatened, and are more likely to give a warning heat butt.
Adults require 2-3ft long enclosures (depending on the individual’s size)
Babies and juveniles should be housed in smaller enclosures such as a hatchling snake kit until this is outgrown
Guarded overhead heating or a heat mat connected to a thermostat
Digital thermometer or heat gun and a digital hygrometer
2.5 - 7% T5 UV lighting is highly recommended
Multiple hides and a substrate that allows for burrowing - they enjoy loose soil and leaf litter
Complete enclosure kits available
Tricolour Hognose Snakes are a small species with strikingly contrasting colours and a cute upturned nose which they use to bury themselves and create tunnel networks in the wild!
Pictures taken January 2026
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: CB25 Juvenile
Sex: Female
Average Adult Size: Up to 2ft long
Handling: Tolerate handling once used to their new owner
Suitability: Well-researched beginner
Natural habitat: Dry woodland and grassland of the Gran Chaco region of South America
Tricolour Hognose snakes are mildly rear-fanged venomous as a hunting adaptation. If a person is bitten, this can act similarly to a bee sting, with some people being more prone to a reaction than others. That being said, this species do not tend to bite unless provoked and feeling threatened, and are more likely to give a warning heat butt.
Adults require 2-3ft long enclosures (depending on the individual’s size)
Babies and juveniles should be housed in smaller enclosures such as a hatchling snake kit until this is outgrown
Guarded overhead heating or a heat mat connected to a thermostat
Digital thermometer or heat gun and a digital hygrometer
2.5 - 7% T5 UV lighting is highly recommended
Multiple hides and a substrate that allows for burrowing - they enjoy loose soil and leaf litter
Complete enclosure kits available
