Kenyan Sand Boa or?

strange_wings

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That's kind of odd, they're usually listed as non-venomous and I have seen them in pet stores with no mention or restrictions on buying them, even in communities that have venomous snake laws (at least one community even has BSL, go figure
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I have handled some wild western hognose, and never even had them bluff that they would bite - unlike the corns and bullsnakes that try to pretend they're rattlesnakes.




Edit: Further reading - they're like western garters.
That said (and read) I'd rather get bit by a hognose then have another cat bite.... I think that puts their 'danger' to humans in prospective.
 
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lol! ok, that does put it into perspective.
it might have been a bullsnake that we saw at petsmart, come to think of it. Either way, it's good to have information on the hognose, since I know she did suggest it.
Still no word on the dragon, and given that the boyfriend just got a second position at his workplace, we might not be able to go to the show...have to see.
 
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