hognose snake

hog·nose snake

H0234000 (hôg′nōz′, hŏg′-)n. Any of several thick-bodied, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Heterodon having an upturned snout. Also called puff adder.

hognose snake

(ˈhɒɡˌnəʊz) n (Animals) any North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Heterodon, having a trowel-shaped snout and inflating the body when alarmed. Also called: puff adder

hog′nose snake`

(ˈhɔgˌnoʊz, ˈhɒg-)
n. any harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon having an upturned snout.

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hognose snake - harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbedpuff adder, sand vipercolubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakesgenus Heterodon, Heterodon - a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes