“Certified drama enthusiast”
Arctic Western Hognose
Heterodon nasicus
DeviousMutedSmall
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 20 mo old
- Length
- 21"
Prairie Fold Herpetoculture
Lincoln, NE
$645
Reserved
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Demeanor
Devious
Plots. Tests latches. Plays dead for sympathy.
Looks
Muted
Soft earth tones. Quietly expensive-looking.
Size class
Small
60–120 cm. One-hand handling, forever.
Shipping live animals
Overnight courier, insulated box, heat or cold pack matched to the forecast on both ends. Shipping is held when temperatures at either end fall outside 40–90°F. Live arrival is guaranteed by every breeder listing here.
Obsidian Coil Reptiles
Toffeebelly Western Hognose
Heterodon nasicus
$405
Deposit taken — ask to join the waitlist.
ToffeeBeginner care
Warm caramel tones with a clean, unmarked belly. Plays dead — full belly-up, tongue out, Oscar-worthy — if you move too fast.
- Sex
- Female
- Hatched
- Dec 2, 2023 · 2 yr old
- Length now
- 24"
- Weight
- 245 g
- Adult size
- 2′ 2″ typical
- Lifespan
- 18+ years
Obsidian Coil ReptilesVerified
Asheville, NC · 14 yrs breeding
★ 4.9 (412 reviews)
Fourteen years, one rack room, and an unreasonable number of clown combos. Every animal ships with a feed log going back to its first meal, and we do not sell an animal that has not eaten five times in a row.
Feeding record
Taking frozen/thawed small mouse every 5 days. No refusals on record.
Keeping a Western Hognose
A small, upturned-nose shovel of a snake with the theatrical range of a silent film actor. Mock-strikes with a closed mouth, hisses like a punctured tire, then flips belly-up and plays dead with its tongue out. All bluff, no follow-through.
- Temperature
- 90°F basking, 75°F cool side
- Humidity
- 30–40% — dry, with a humid hide
- Enclosure
- 36×18×12 with 4+ in of dig-able substrate
- Diet
- One small mouse every 5–7 days
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