Western hognose snake
The western hognose snake is a small, stout-bodied snake with an upturned nose that looks a bit like a pig's snout. It lives across much of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, in sandy and gravelly places such as prairies and grasslands. It is often mistaken for a rattlesnake, but its bite is not regarded as dangerous to people.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Relatively small and stout-bodied, with adults rarely exceeding 40–50 cm in total length, tail included.1
- A modified, upturned nose scale gives it a distinctive hog-like snout.1
- Colour and pattern vary a great deal between subspecies and individuals.1
- When threatened, it flattens its neck, hisses and may puff up its throat with air.1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: To an untrained eye, most individuals look much like rattlesnakes, which is thought to be a form of mimicry that makes predators wary. Its upturned snout and small, stout body are features to note.1
Humna summii
Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
The snake releases modified saliva from its Duvernoy's glands, which runs down a groove in its rear fang and helps break down the toxins of toads it eats. No deaths or whole-body (systemic) effects in people have been recorded from its bite. Bites may occasionally be medically significant.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: SalphaaAkka iddii kanniisaa ykn sanaa gadi. Namootaaf gonkumaa jechuun ni danda'ama miidhaa hin qabu.The species is not dangerous to people and is not regarded as venomous. Its bites are extremely rare, and no deaths or systemic effects have been recorded. Bites may uncommonly be medically significant.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
It flattens its neck, hisses and may make mock strikes with its mouth closed. If harassed further, it usually plays dead rather than biting.1
Yoo ciniine
- Bakka ciniiname dhiqi, namicha tasgabbeessi, gargaarsa yaalaas argadhu. Gosoonni tokko tokko (akka boomslang) sa'aatii booda nama ajjeesuu danda'u.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tokko si ciniine: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka muuzii 3 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
akka bilookii taphaa 16 tarree tokkoon dheerata
meetira 100 sekoondii 77 keessatti fiiguu danda'a (namni hundaa caalaa ariifatu 9,6 barbaada)Western hognose snake SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
Captive breeders have produced more than 50 'designer' colour morphs of this snake.1
In captivity, many hognose snakes refuse food for about two to three and a half months, from January to mid March, because they instinctively brumate, or sleep, underground in winter.1
Males are considerably smaller than females.1
Hatchlings reach sexual maturity after about two years, based mostly on size rather than age.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: Because it looks like a rattlesnake, it must be dangerous or deadly.
Dhugaa: The western hognose snake is not dangerous to people. Its rare bites have not caused recorded deaths or whole-body effects, and it usually plays dead instead of biting.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Heterodon nasicus
- Garee
- Bofoota ilkaan summii duubaan qaban
- Maatii
- Colubridae2
- Tartiiba
- Squamata
- Ardiiwwan
- Ameerikaa Kaabaa
- Ilmoolee
- It lays eggs. Females lay 4–23 elongate, thin-shelled eggs between June and August, which hatch after about 60 days.1
- Bosona keessatti haala akkamii keessa jira
- Least Concern (IUCN)1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 1 / 5: Salphaa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Western hognose snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Heterodon nasicus (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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