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单词 hognose snake
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Definition of hognose snake in English:

hognose snake

(also hog-nosed snake)
nounˈhɒɡnəʊzsneɪkˈhäɡ-
  • A harmless burrowing American snake with an upturned snout. When threatened it inflates itself with air and hisses, and may feign death.

    Genus Heterodon, family Colubridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Smooth rock beds along the ascending route look like pavement, and invite drowsy black racers and Eastern hog-nosed snakes to sunbathe.
    • The Plains leopard frog, western green toad and Mexican hog-nosed snakes inhabit the area.
    • The eastern hognose snake feeds on frogs and toads, but the young may eat crickets and other invertebrates.
    • In reality the breath of hognose snakes is harmless.
    • Reptiles are common including ground boas and hog-nosed snakes and plenty of chameleons.
    • Like most hognose snakes, the Mexican Hognose is considered slightly venomous but harmless to humans.
    • The unique physical characteristic of hognose snakes is their nose, which is turned up like a pig's snout.
    • Not dangerous to man, the western hognose snake uses a slightly toxic saliva to help subdue its prey.
    • The eastern hognose snake is a medium sized snake that often startles people the first time they see one.
    • The eastern hognose snake has a pair of enlarged teeth in the rear part of its upper jaw, which possibly help in swallowing large prey.
    • If this show proves unsuccessful, the hognose snake will turn over on its back and play dead.
    • The eastern hognose snake is renowned for its ‘death feigning’ behavior.
    • Young hognose snakes are prone to drying out and seem to require a higher humidity than the adults.
    • If cared for properly, hognose snakes can be expected to live between 10 and 15 years.
    • I highly recommend feeding prekilled prey for hognose snakes as these snakes do not constrict their prey.
    • Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat.
    • The hognose snake is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Puff adder’, because one of its bluffs when threatened is to swell its head and neck so it looks larger.
    • The hog-nosed snake bluffs predators by spreading its head and neck and hissing.
    • The eastern hog-nosed snake is found in Canada and the United States.
    • Eastern hog-nosed snakes are harmless but are often mistaken for venomous rattlesnake species.
 
 

Definition of hognose snake in US English:

hognose snake

(also hog-nosed snake)
nounˈhäɡ-
  • A harmless burrowing American snake with an upturned snout. When threatened it inflates itself with air and hisses, and may feign death.

    Genus Heterodon, family Colubridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The eastern hognose snake has a pair of enlarged teeth in the rear part of its upper jaw, which possibly help in swallowing large prey.
    • Eastern hog-nosed snakes are harmless but are often mistaken for venomous rattlesnake species.
    • Like most hognose snakes, the Mexican Hognose is considered slightly venomous but harmless to humans.
    • If this show proves unsuccessful, the hognose snake will turn over on its back and play dead.
    • The eastern hog-nosed snake is found in Canada and the United States.
    • The Plains leopard frog, western green toad and Mexican hog-nosed snakes inhabit the area.
    • If cared for properly, hognose snakes can be expected to live between 10 and 15 years.
    • Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat.
    • The unique physical characteristic of hognose snakes is their nose, which is turned up like a pig's snout.
    • The hognose snake is sometimes nicknamed the ‘Puff adder’, because one of its bluffs when threatened is to swell its head and neck so it looks larger.
    • Young hognose snakes are prone to drying out and seem to require a higher humidity than the adults.
    • Smooth rock beds along the ascending route look like pavement, and invite drowsy black racers and Eastern hog-nosed snakes to sunbathe.
    • I highly recommend feeding prekilled prey for hognose snakes as these snakes do not constrict their prey.
    • In reality the breath of hognose snakes is harmless.
    • The hog-nosed snake bluffs predators by spreading its head and neck and hissing.
    • Reptiles are common including ground boas and hog-nosed snakes and plenty of chameleons.
    • The eastern hognose snake is a medium sized snake that often startles people the first time they see one.
    • The eastern hognose snake feeds on frogs and toads, but the young may eat crickets and other invertebrates.
    • The eastern hognose snake is renowned for its ‘death feigning’ behavior.
    • Not dangerous to man, the western hognose snake uses a slightly toxic saliva to help subdue its prey.
 
 
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