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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.
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.