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[hog_nose nick]

hi i have 9 western hog noses and they are great snakes,
but recently i have noticed a bit of blood in 2 of their mouths.

they are all housed separately and it was long after they fed. any help





thanks
-nick-
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[Scott W]

it's most likely from the prey rather than the snake, they have teeth that make a good mess of flesh so the prey may of split leaving some blood behind.
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[hog_nose nick]

as i said it was a while after they fed so it was not the prey?
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8 w hognoses my all time favs
2 kenyan sand boas
1 amazon tree boa (sunset)
2 leucistic texas ratsnakes het for albino
spiney tailed monitor
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[mike h]

If threatened, a Hognose will puff up and hiss (an act that often gets them killed as they are mistaken for puff adders.) The snake may even strike out, but will always stop short of actually biting. If the perceived threat does not go away, the hognose may then convulse wildly, flip over onto its back and play dead. (often with an open mouth, lolling tongue, and they may even emit blood from their mouths and anal openings!) All in all, the Hognose snake puts up a very convincing act of first dying, and then playing dead - the only
give away being that if you put the snake back onto its belly, it will flip over onto its back again ? because of course, all dead things lie on their backs!!!!

Also when they eat toads and frogs, the frog toad inflates, so the hognose punctures them with there fangs(may do same with mice) which as scott pointed out can leave a mess.
If you are in doubt, keep them away from rest of collection for a while just in case something nasty.
thanks
mike

[hog_nose nick]

thanks i knew they emitted blood from their anal openings but not from their mouth?? thanks for the replies



-nick-
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8 w hognoses my all time favs
2 kenyan sand boas
1 amazon tree boa (sunset)
2 leucistic texas ratsnakes het for albino
spiney tailed monitor
babie w hognose avaliable now pm me!