How To Handle Hognose Bites
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2021
- We've noticed a lot of people afraid of having hognoses due to their "venomous" status, so we decided to make a video to show you what to do in case you get bitten and how to avoid a reaction. Of course, this is based on our personal experience with bites as well as research done on extreme cases of bite reactions. However, the Plains (Western) Hognose venom/saliva should not be considered medically significant or dangerous to humans.
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A friend of mine has two different types of Hognose snakes. Her finger and hand swelled up pretty bad when one of them bit her and she had to go to the hospital. She told me not everyone's body reacts the way hers did. But people should keep in mind that they can't kill you, but you just don't know how your body will react.
Everyone's body can react differently, just like some people are allergic to dogs, cats, and other animals.
How long was the hognose latched on, if you don't mind me asking ?
I was just bit my my female albino Minerva about an hour ago. She tagged me perfectly on the side of my thumb and instantly dug the rear fangs in. It took me longer than it should have to remove her, as I was trying to be gentle. Total time was probably 3-4 minutes. Considerable swelling on my right thumb and part of the hand. Thanks for this video! I'll be able to remove her faster if it happens again. Had her almost 2 years and never been bitten.
It happens sometimes! They just get the munchies and need to chomp on whatever they can reach. It's better to be prepared! Make sure to keep your hand elevated above your heart and remove all jewelry on it (if you haven't already). Best of luck!
Love the bite updates, the fact that they have venom is the biggest concern my husband has and he keeps not understanding it doesnt really do any damage
Don't let them chew on you and you should be fine! Everyone is different, but overall, they are pretty harmless!
They could have lethal venom and it wouldn't matter if they needed to chew on you for 10 minutes to envenomate you. You should ask him if he's afraid of bullets without a gun, because that's what hognose venom is, except these bullets are more like paintball pellets (and they still don't have a gun to shoot them).
I just saw you on the St Louis Narbc with Snake Discovery and immediately subscribed.
Awwww, thank you!
Thank you so much for clearing up my concerns about hognose snakes. They are so beautiful and I hope to get one in the near future. I believe I met you at the Reptile Super Show in Pomona. You had hognose snakes and a white ball python. Thank you for being so kind :) you were one of mg favorite booths. It was such a great time
Of course! I remember what it was like first getting into snakes and it can be so overwhelming and scary with all the information out there. I don't know everything, but I try my best to share my experiences and give people all the information I can to help people make the best decisions. I am so happy we helped you get a little closer to having a hognose someday. :)
Best video showing what to do and what happens after bite .. Keep up the GREAT videos .. Appreciate it.
Thank you! We tried our best to include info on what happened afterwards afterwards those that were curious.
Thanks for showing this. I have seen JMG do it before but it's still helpful to see it done. I plan on getting many more hognose so I am sure to get bit at some point.
Jeff (from JMG) is pretty awesome. He and Jason (from Beyond GenetiX) guide me through a lot of different things. It is very possible to avoid getting bit by a hognose if you give yourself time to learn their individual personalities, but I wanted to show that it's not that big of a deal most of the time AS LONG AS they are removed promptly.
Also this was an amazing video and very helpful.
I was looking for this video exactly
This was HUGELY helpful. I got my first hognose bite just yesterday from an arctic het. Lav girl I actually bought from y’all! We eventually got her off but it was not as smooth as what you did. My bite was fine, was a 3/10 on pain scale at worst, but will definitely use this technique next time!
The whole situation was my fault. She’s a bit picky with food and we didn’t have any live pinky mice on hand so I didn’t feed her the same day as everyone else and she clearly needed me to know she wasn’t happy about it lol.
Glad the video helped! It definitely happens sometimes when they are excited to eat or just very hungry, so knowing what to do when it happens is key. Glad it was alright !
Our gorgeous super conda boy bit my husband tonight, I got him away within seconds. I didn't know your method (super cute and deffo using it next time!) I held him carefully, just behind his jaw, gave him a sec and he seemed to figure out what to do. Then he "died" blood and all 😏😂 I talked to him the whole time, slowly toom him back to his enclosure, and gently popped him back in. He looks great for a "definitely really dead, honest) hognose baby 😂❤ my husband has had veins come up a bit on that hand (our boy bit twice in about a minute 👀) he's got some (very mild) swelling, tingling and tightness. But not bad 🤷♀️ 🤞 crossing our fingers he won't be the rare dramatic reaction. Will update tomorrow if I remember 😂🤷♀️ thank you for the awesome content ❤❤
If the nose trick doesn't work, you can gently pinch their cheeks and unhook them (since they get stuck due to their rear fangs).
Sounds like your hubby should be fine, which is great news!
Great video!
Thank you!
Nice video.. thanks
Thank you too! I hope it helped!
Mine was just hanging out, as we did, scooting around in my sweater and lap, and then she bit me, clearly thinking I was food. Inside the pinky (palm side) near the palm. Did not feel it at all. Zero pain. However, the location made it SO HARD to get her off there - she was on for 45 seconds to one minute, and I had bad swelling up to my elbow and discolouration for a week, itching and burning for several hours, couldn't make a fist (a couple days). I have only seasonal allergies. Hahaha.
I'm so sorry to hear that! Some bodies definitely react more than others, but I'm glad to hear that you're okay.
Thanks for showing exactly how to remove them and who you do it that way
Of course! I plan on making another one soon as well :)
This was great info! My Oliver just tagged me and he was off in under 10 seconds. No reaction at all.... My fault totally for having mouse smell on my hands and a very enthusiastic eater😅😂 Love your snake ring, btw❤
So happy it helped! We have personally never had anything more than mild itchiness (which we have gotten before from other animal bites) and never allowed any chewing.
Thank you for sharing this video this is going to help me out a lot if I ever get bitten by hognose snake. 😊
Glad to help!
I hear people say that if you are allergic to bee stings that you should avoid getting a Hognose snake, but others say that these 2 venoms are completely unrelated, so it doesn't matter. The reason I bring this up is because I hope to eventually get a Hognose and while I have never personally been stung by a bee, wasp, etc., both my dad and my brother have had pretty severe allergic reactions to bee stings. Does this mean Hognoses are a no-go for me? I'm interested to hear your feedback.
Bee stings are different from hognose bites. Additionally, from the research I have found, people usually only have bad reactions when they let the hoggie chew on them for over 2 minutes straight.
My mother is deathly allergic to bees and has almost died from a bee sting before. I am allergic to mosquito bites and get swollen, red, and itchy around the mosquito bite. However, I have no reactions or problems with the hoggies when they get excited and bite. I just always make sure to remove them promptly.
The most Brenden has experienced is mild itchiness.
I hope this helped!
@@SnakefulGrace Yes. Thanks. Maybe Hognoses aren't off limits to me.
@@0uz01 It's always something to be careful with, but that's everything in life, right? Peanuts can kill some people, but others enjoy them freely.
You are Urban dinos...lol 😂
That's funny. I have checked out your snakes many times but didn't put together that it was you...
I was very interested in the girl you called something like "cheeky stripe" or something like that. I just have didn't enough money to purchase her. Still don't rn and she's sold.
I have told my fiance about how good your photography is for your snakes.
It really is. You do such a great job.
Yup! Urban Dinos is our online store and Snakeful Grace focuses on education and merch. Chubby Stripe was absolutely a stunning little girl! She is doing great in her new home.
@@SnakefulGrace Awww that's good. She's a cutie! I don't know if you remember me saying but I've been whining about my hognose not eating...I got him from someone else (just in case someone else reads this.) Anyway I thought it was fair to mention the good news too! After two live feeds and a shed....he.....took...his first f/t pinky off the tongs yesterday!!! He had only eaten from drop feedings before. He seems to be over his hunger strike and I couldn't be happier!
I do remember that! I'm so happy that he is eating frozen for you! That is so incredible! Congratulations! That must be such a huge relief.
I got mine off just now within 20 seconds and in about a few minutes after feeding, my thumb became very swollen to the point where I can’t really bend it. All I’ll say is that it’s more of just a nuisance from itching and swelling, but this may be because she bit me with all of her strength and wasn’t too happy. I’m fine though and it’s something to learn about when this happens.
Thank you so much for the feedback! It helps a lot more when people keep track of how long they take to remove the hoggie. Glad that it's not too bad! For some of our very eager eaters, we wear gardening gloves until they calm down and start using their brain juice to think 😅
I've seen one bad hognose bite but it was a full grown hognose and he had an allergic reaction his whole hand swelled up. And I don't believe he let it chew on him.
I was on the fence about getting a hog nose or not. This video showed me that the bites are easy and not that bad so I think I may eventually get one one day. About how much force would you say someone should use to remove the snake if it bites you? One of my biggest fears would be hurting the snake
I am so happy to hear that the video helped you decide to get a hoggie in the future! That truly warms my heart.
In regards to force, it isn't so much about force, but more about the leverage. You just apply enough force to remove them.
That little chomp is so cute. I'm hoping to have a pet hognose in the future and I feel like I'm gonna end up just letting them bite me just because of how cute it is xD
Definitely don't let them chew on you, even if it is super tempting! I get footage sometimes, but don't encourage it xD
Yeah me too! I have a shy/ difficult eater. He eats really well if I give him live.
It's hard sometimes, so I do try to get them to be confident eaters for others.
@@SnakefulGrace I never wanted to feed live but after he skipped 3 weeks and then ate a piece of chicken heart and then went almost 3 more weeks. I talked to my local reptile shop and they had me try live. For the first time since I got him he ate within 6 days. He was eating every 9-10 days even though I tried to feed him twice a week. That was before the 6 weeks with little food.
Now he's in shed because I made a stupid mistake. I accidentally/stupidly left a little bit of sticky stuff on his new water dish. He got stuck to it and left behind a few little top layers of scales. So yeah now he's in shed.
I guess I won't be making that mistake again...
Also I have double triple checked my husbandry so I think I am doing everything right...
Maybe he was already shedding and the old skin got stuck. It sounds like you are researching and doing and your best!
@@SnakefulGrace Thank you. I am trying. I got new tools recently and some more for Christmas too... So hopefully everything will go smoothly now. I am just going to have to work on getting him back to f/t mice. He was just too little. Two live mice feedings and he looks so much better already...
@@SnakefulGrace The funny/ironic thing is I got a snake because I thought I could feed it f/t. I am a kinda old lady who always wanted a pet snake but didn't think I could handle feeding live. So I was like I guess no snake for me. Then I realized garter snakes could eat other things so I got a couple of them and I also fell in love with hognose. I saw everyone else giving their snakes f/t so I was like well I can handle that. It's just like defrosting a chicken for dinner. I figured since I would like to try breeding hognose someday I would have to get over it and feed live eventually....but the first hognose I got is a difficult eater. The breeder told me he was a good eater. I guess he lied to make the sale. If he would have told me the Niklaus' birthday I might have figured it out. It was very busy at the expo and I didn't get to ask as many questions as I wanted to. I'm just happy he's eating now though.
I might be getting a hognose snake soon and i was wondering (just so im prepared for everything lol) what would you do in the event that you do have a allergic reaction to their venom?
First, make sure to take off any tight fitting clothing or jewelry. Second, take a benadryl or another form of allergy medicine. Third, it becomes painful or the swelling gets worse (or you notice any discoloration), head to an emergency care or hospital so they can make sure you get proper care.
It is very unlikely you would have any issues if you promptly remove them and don't let them chew, but then again, everyone's immune system is different, just like how some people are very allergic to cats or dogs.
In general, first make sure to sanitize and wash the area with soap (regardless of a reaction or not).
Hope this helps!
What if snakes are the real vampires...your a vampire....aghhhhhhhh jk 😆
Hahahahaha, my secret has been discovered !
I've always been curious about the toxicity of hognose snakes. I suspect that it depends. I'm sure some species only use their rear fangs to deflate toads and frogs while other species have a mild venom to relax the toad/frog.
Of interest the worst bite from a snake I ever received was from a very large yellow rat snake. Caught me by surprise because of how cold it was outside. Bite seemed mundane until 3 days later when an infection had started taking effect. Some neosporin quickly eliminated the infection but that was a first. Makes me think that saliva had gotten forced into my hand and that's what caused the infection. But that's never happened before or since (so far). Not even my ball python bite gave me an infection like that.
We personally haven't noticed a lot, but we have actually read an article talking about Eastern Hognoses (which people seem to agree are considered more toxic than Westerns) in which they extracted their venom and injected frogs and mammals. I believe almost all of the frogs died promptly and 2 had localized swelling for a few hours, but did die before 24 hours. The small mammals (mice in this experiment) had close to no reactions, other than 2 that had localized swelling and tenderness, but then recovered with no long-term consequences to their health. I'll include the citation to this article at the end of the comment for those interested.
I do believe that most reactions we see in people are mostly reactions to things similar to what you experienced with the rat snake, in that the body's immune system reacted to just having something foreign pushed into its body (think of how some people get infections from cat bites/scratches, etc.). We actually have a friend that had a very strong food-response bite from their Mexican Black Kingsnake and she was chewing on them for a good 5 minutes before they were able to remove her, and they actually ended up having a moderate amount of localized swelling and took a few days for their body to go back to normal.
There is still so much we can learn about hognoses (and all snakes in general), but I do think that they should generally be considered harmless. Then again, peanuts are considered harmless and sold in supermarkets, but should still come with warnings for the people that do have peanut allergies.
Anyway, lots of rambling--sorry about that! It's just a fascinating topic I think deserves a lot more attention.
Here is the citation for the study I mentioned earlier:
McAlister, Wayne H. "Evidence of mild toxicity in the saliva of the hognose snake (Heterodon)." Herpetologica 19.2 (1963): 132-137.
@@SnakefulGrace Oh my God I've been looking for something like this for half a decade! Thank you so much for the paper reference!
This isn't just important because you get the snake off quickly this way, it's also the safest way for the snake!
Only thing I can say is: Every hognose owner should know this prefferably even before getting one. Mistakes happen, hognoses aren't the sharpest tools in the shed xD
They are IMHO thou the perfect pet.
Exactly! You got it. I do think these are skills everyone should be aware of before getting a hoggie, just in case they get a little excited.
my hognose will bite me if I try to pick him up, but it’s not a defensive bite, he tries to inch his way over my finger to eat it like he would with a mouse. Help??
How big is he and what size meal are you currently feeding him?
i have heard the venom or saliva being compared to a bee sting. So, dose that mean if you are alergic to bees will you have a more severe reaction? We also have an old world and neworld tarantula, do think a bite from them would be equal to that of a hognose?
You actually could die within a few minutes from a mildly venomous snake like the Hognose if you are anaphylactic allergic. You usually develop the allergy from years of handling venomous snakes so you should be good if you haven’t had years around deadlier snakes but there is a rare chance you could be badly allergic. Dingo Dinkelman who’s a huge snake expert got hit by a mildly venomous snake that’s normally harmless (before he knew he was badly allergic he was free handling it) and after it bit him he nearly died and had to be rushed out of the Belize jungle. I believe it was from a tiger snake.
So yeah it definitely could have worse effects like bee stings do but in rare cases if you are severely allergic a hognose could kill you
I've heard it compared to such, but it really is kind of needing more accurate studies to be done. As of present, it is not considered to be medically significant since no one has ever died of a hognose bite. Every documented case of a medically significant reaction (in need of hospitalization) occured after prolonged chewing ranging from 2-5 minutes. I have only heard of one person (not a documented case) mentioning that they got bit and had some swelling after only a 10-second bite.
I do think that in regards to the bee-sting aspect, it shouldn't be as comparable as people make it out to be, since they have different chemical compositions. A good example is how I have been stung by a wasp and nothing happened, but absolutely swell up with mosquito and ant bites. It's how each individual body reacts.
Overall, it's best to avoid prolonged chewed if it occurs. Sanitize your hands well before handling to decrease the likelihood of latching and promptly remove them. If it's hard to get a good grip on their little noses, you can use a credit or business card to slip underneath their mouth and pull them off.
Water on the face does not often work with these guys.
I hope that helped!
@@SnakefulGrace Thank you! my mom read somthing about a bee and hognose sting/bite and dosnt want a hognose do to most of our family being allergic to bees, I am trying to gather imformation about it.
@@Royalexotics7269 If she is really concerned, just make sure to get a hoggie that doesn't have a crazy strong feeding response. We do take the time to meet each snake we sell so that we can put them in good homes. We avoid eager feeders in homes with young kids, for example. Also, another step to take is having a snake hook and always using it for handling time. Make sure to interact with your hoggie more often than just feeding time and you shouldn't have many issues :)
Feel free to reach out on facebook (Snakeful Grace or Urban Dinos) and we can help you out with any more questions you might have.
My 4 gram hog kept trying to get a hold of the flat of my palm but obviously couldn’t get a grip, so he kept uselessly mashing his face into my hand.
We definitely have a few eager eaters that try to do that. It's important to create a feeding ritual that teaches them when food is around and when it is not. We personally tap their enclosures with feeding tongs 3 times before feeding for some snakes and for others, we tap the enclosure after we put the meal inside. This helps them differentiate when food will be available and when it won't.
An adult hognose bite hurts like a Mosquito bite or a bee bite??
It definitely depends on if they manage to get their teeth into you in the bite, but closer to a mosquito bite, I would say. It's more irritating than anything, but I don't ever let them chew on me.
I just bought a male hognose baby and he has an aggressive feeding response so I just wanted to be prepare.
Always good to be prepared!
I got bitten by a gardener snake,other then some minor irritation,like itching.I was fine,I was rescuing the 1yard length gardener snake from two bratty kids.Course I was 16yrs old at the time.
Yup, those can also cause mild irritation, but people don't tend to worry that much about those bites.
@@SnakefulGrace I would get a hognose snake,but three factors that are stopping me.
1 the fact I need more room.
2 They're expensive
3They smell when they poop.
4 and final reason why I haven't gotten these cuties,they can be hard to keep alive in captivity.Alot of Hognose snakes are very picky eaters.
Space is pretty important, though males tend to be much smaller. Most of my males have plenty of space in 10-20 gallons. They definitely can be on the more expensive side of snakes, but a lot of breeders offer payment plans and can also accept credit cards nowadays. I do believe that all poop will smell, but hognose poop smells significantly less than most snakes. We do have hundreds in our home and they are not stinky. Generally, poop will mostly only smell when it is fresh. It's a lot like bird poop. As for keeping them alive in captivity, I personally have not had that experience. They were my first snake ever and if you make sure to get them from a reputable breeder and provide the proper setup, they are very good snakes! I have had the same amount of fussiness with young kignsnakes as I have with young hoggies.
What do when the hognose bites you? DAAAW!
Hahahaha, that's one thing you can do! Be sure to get it off quickly though :)
People pour alcohol on their snake’s faces?
They do, since the taste can make them open their mouth. You hear it a lot when talking to older keepers too. We have never and don't ever intend on doing that when there are other ways.
How come in these videos everyone makes they never use adults as a way to show how to get them off properly?
I actually do plan on making another one specifically using an adult, but most adults (in our experience) mellow out. Also, most people start with babies, so it helps to show them that they won't be hurting the hoggie by removing them.
Where did you get that ring?😮
It's my engagement ring! I have no idea where my fiance got it and he refuses to tell anyone because he doesn't want everyone to have it, haha.
@@SnakefulGrace That's cool! I will have to find myself some kind of snake jewelry....I was looking at hot topic for my daughter and found some snake earrings but I didn't really like those ones....
@@Upper_echelon_exotics You can sometimes find snake jewelry at reptile expos.
@@SnakefulGrace Good to know. I will definitely be going to more expos. But I will probably only get my snakes from morph market now. I think that way I can trust that I'm getting what I am told I am getting. Of course it also depends on who is at the expos. If JMG is there again...because he came to one a few days ago that was not to far from me. I just didn't have money. So I guess I just mean I will only purchase snakes from morph market or people who I trust. I would trust you. So when I have money and you have snakes for sale if you have what I'm looking for I would purchase one from you.
Will/do you sell snakes at expos or only morph market? I am pretty sure I have seen snakes from you on morph market...
Expos are a ton of fun and as long as you look over the snake, check for mites, healthy tongue flicks, bright eyes, and follow standard quarantine once you bring them home, it's usually good. Of course, you can also do research on any vendors you do find at expos. Personally, we do most of our sales on morphmarket but we are working on going to expos every month (if possible). Our next one will be in Bakersfield, CA next month.
I super appreciate the trust and would be so honored to helping you find a dream hoggie. JMG is also a super awesome place to get a hoggie from. We have a few from Jeff as well.
My male chewed on me he missed his good and got my finget. I got a reaction My finger and hand swelling up twice the size. Was in hospital on antibiotics for 3 days. I said I was OK but they said they needed to keep me in. X
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! How long was he chewing on you for? Were you able to get him off immediately or did it take a few minutes?
@@SnakefulGrace about a minute. I got him off. I put his head under abit of water as my finger was dripping with blood it was going in his mouth so I used the water to wash it out and I lifted him off. He full on tired to eat me 🤣😢xxx
The main key is to remove them immediately and not let them chew. They have a hard time letting go so the water trick usually doesn't work. Hopefully, if it ever happens again, you can get him off sooner. Were you using feeding tongs or your hand?
@@SnakefulGrace so when I got him he was really gentle so I hand fed him. My mum went to feed him and as he went to get it she flung it across the room. So when I tried to feed him he thought I was gonna do same so quickly went to grab it but got me instead. I use tongs now lol. Yeh ur video really helped now I know how to do it without water or card or anything so can get them off quicker. He chomped on me a few times. Had 4 puncher marks xxx
@@melpaigepets9263 Poor little guy just wanted his meal! We always feed with tongs to help lessen the food association with hands.
Thanks very much!!!!!!!!!!! I have seen this video before I got my hogs! I just be bitten by my second lavender hog! I used this method to get rid of her bite!!!!!!!!! It is very useful!!! Maybe she is sooooo greedy, I got rid of her first bite, the second bite just came so quick!!! I thought maybe she was so hungry, so after this episode, I fed her a pinky instead🤣she is 6 month but when I got her two weeks ago, she just 27g. Maybe too light as a female.. I wonder if she will just like this greedy and think my finger is her food forever🥲 would she realize my finger is not her food when she grows up? btw, 1 hour later, I have a banana finger...
Were you able to get her off quick enough? I got bitten by an adult female the other day and even though it took a few extra seconds to get her off, I didn't get any swelling. Your girl is probably ready for large pinkie mice or small fuzzy mice. It sounds like she is hungry. They grow out of it eventually.
@@SnakefulGrace Thank you! I get her off within a minute.. but she bite me again so quick after I got her mouse off....the swelling just a little bit, and my finger looks better now (13 hours later after her bite)!! I hope she will not assume my finger is a food when she grow up🤣
They usually grow out of it with regular handling. Try tapping the enclosure with tongs every time before you feed and they learn that food only happens when you tap.
@@SnakefulGrace Thanks so much! Always get very useful information from you!!! I never feed her by using tongs, I just left the prey in a food bowl in the enclosure everytime😂 Maybe I have to handle her regularly.
@@chaoyufeng9927 handling regularly will definitely help her realize that you don't always mean she is getting fed, hahaha
My little chomps name for name sake, she likes chomping
Love it!
Some dude told me that if a hognose bit me id die in 2minutes. And i almost cried 💀but thank you!
Hahaha, well, there are very few snakes, even venomous, that will actually kill you within that time-frame. Of course, there is always the possibility that your immune system may react to the digestive enzymes in an extreme way, but in those cases, you are actually running into an auto-immune response to the venom, not just the venom itself. I got to learn about venomous snakes and treating their bites for a venomous handling course, so it's very refreshing! I'm glad I was able to ease your worries! No one has ever died from a hognose bite to date :)
@@SnakefulGrace thats very relieving to hear 😅 But ive good news, I will be getting my very first snake (hopefully) after summer since i dont wanna buy one now cause I’ll be flying to a diff country like days later so yknow- And since I found out, ive been learning about snakes and the perfect enclosures for them, thinking of a hognose since now I wont be thinking ill die if it bites me- But thank you for posting videos, theyre very helpful and informative!
@@L0L_42O_0 Of course! It's my pleasure! As long as you don't let them chew on you, it should be fine! Very few people have reactions and most of the time, when they do, it's often mild. Good luck finding the perfect hognose after the summer! I hope you enjoy your trip! I'm so happy that the videos are helping. With baby season here, I have loads of babies to work with :)
@@SnakefulGrace Thanks! Ive already been checking out some reptile shops! :D
@@L0L_42O_0 I went to soooo many local reptile stores to handle snakes until I was ready to get my own. It's a great way to get exposed before committing. :)
Have any babies for sale?
Yes, we do! You can check out our MorphMarket Page right here: www.morphmarket.com/stores/urbandinos/
We are also raising up and still hatching a few hoggies as well! :)
Hognose snakes are not venomous
It’s okay I gave birth to 2 kids I can handle that lol
I can promise that most snake bites will not hurt nearly as much!
@@SnakefulGrace I can AGREE girl there is no pain like child birth LET ME TELL YA!! I had 2 and DONE I’m getting a baby snow hognose next month 🥰
I didn't realize they had Venom so unfortunately I had to feed all 16 of my hog no snakes to my king snake collection wish somebody would have not mislabeled the snakes as non-venomous when I purchased them
Hello! They are actually not dangerous to people unless you let then chew on you. Unlike most snakes, if they bite, they get stuck on you so putting their head under water or pouring rubbing alcohol won't "make" them let go because they physically can't. In the future, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you have a collection of living animals that you intend to feed off, please rehome them instead. Even if they were dangerous, there would be plenty of qualified people able to care for them. If that wouldn't have been possible, you could always reach out to a local reptile store or even the Department of Wildlife, as these are not feeder snakes and were not bred with the intention of being food for other snakes. In the event of natural death, it is still painful but understandable to feed them to avoid waste, but overall, it breaks my heart into a million pieces to know so many hognoses lost their lives due to misinformation/misunderstanding.
They do not have "True Venom", nor do they have an injection mechanism, nor has anyone ever died or even lost a body part due to a hognose chewing on them. All documented cases were from bites that were chewing of 2-10 minutes long. Any animal (or human, for that matter), chewing on you for over 2 minutes will cause aggravation.
I am sorry you had to go through this and I hope that we as breeders and enthusiasts can collectively do a better job making sure people understand hognoses before purchasing them.
@@SnakefulGrace it was joke sorry
@@marioncobretti8210 Oooh! Okay. I didn't realize it
Okay, dear... I'll tell you what. How about doing your next video with your little angel hoggy biting and "holding on" for a good five minutes. Let's call it between 3 - 5 minutes, for the sake of informative science. But, if after at that five-minute mark (if you were so inclined to extend into), you don't experience any swelling or complications in the hours and days afterward, posting your chronical, I will personally pay you $1000.00 however you want it. Posting my guarantee to you for the world to see.
I actually am gathering a group of volunteers that do want to help me explore if the duration of chewing will truly invoke symptoms as well, which would also need to be repeated a few times in the event of developed sensitivity (as in, no reaction during their first bite, and then a reaction following a future bite). It's a video that will be made at some point, but waivers will need to be signed by all parties participating, since we do not know what the results will be. I'll definitely keep the channel updated when we do go ahead and do that!
If you listen to her she said you shouldn’t let them bite you for that long, people like you just idk… god bless you.
Do this with a 3 ft hognose and tell me the same thing. If you're an aspiring herpetologist or biologist you know they are rear fanged and mildly venomous and have venom glands... How do "biologists stand on both sides" an animal either has glands and venom or not... You sound silly as hognose have venom and the bigger they are the more they have and the more of your hand gets the the rear of the mouth... My good friend was bitten by his adult hognose and did in fact have a reaction to the venom. the bigger the tooth, the deeper the venomous saliva goes in... Grooved teeth.