The Western Hognose snake is a small, popular pet snake species named after their cute upturned noses which they use to bury themselves and create tunnel networks in the wild!
Photos taken April 2025
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: CB24 Baby
Sex: Male
Morph: Normal, het Albino
Adult size range: 24” - 36” (Females larger than males)
Handling: Friendly
Suitability: Well-researched Beginner
Western 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 (swelling and itching) 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.
Adult females should be housed in 3ft long enclosures as a minimum size. Babies can be housed in smaller hatchling snake kits until this is outgrown.
Thermostatically controlled and guarded overhead heating or a heat mat should be provided. Temperatures should be measured with a digital thermometer or heat gun.
The Western Hognose snake is a small, popular pet snake species named after their cute upturned noses which they use to bury themselves and create tunnel networks in the wild!
Photos taken April 2025
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: CB24 Baby
Sex: Male
Morph: Normal, het Albino
Adult size range: 24” - 36” (Females larger than males)
Handling: Friendly
Suitability: Well-researched Beginner
Western 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 (swelling and itching) 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.
Adult females should be housed in 3ft long enclosures as a minimum size. Babies can be housed in smaller hatchling snake kits until this is outgrown.
Thermostatically controlled and guarded overhead heating or a heat mat should be provided. Temperatures should be measured with a digital thermometer or heat gun.
