Family Colubridae
- Description:
- Adults 16" to 35" in length. Color light brown, with dorsal row of dark brown blotches. Row of smaller blotches on sides. Stout body; scales keeled. Enlarged and upturned scale on nose, giving snout a spade-like appearance (hence 'hognose' snake). Divided anal plate.
- Elevation Range:
- Below 6000' in eastern Colorado.
- Subspecies in Colorado:
- Heterodon nasicus nasicus
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Photo from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.
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