Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Heterodon
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, temperate coniferous forest, boreal forest and 40 more. Common: recorded in 3627 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Boreal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Meadow
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Western Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus
- Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus
- Mexican Hog-nose Snake Heterodon kennerlyi
- Heterodon plionasicus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.