Latest western hognose research
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- Colonic anaplastic soft tissue sarcoma in a western hognose snake ( Heterodon nasicus )
Colin Clarke, Joanna E. Hedley, Vicki Baldrey et al. · Veterinary Record Case Reports · 2026-09 · open access
Abstract Neoplastic disease is increasingly being recognized in snakes as a cause of morbidity, with gastrointestinal neoplasms being commonly reported. However, clinical signs are often non‐specific making diagnosis challenging. This case describes the first report of a colonic anaplastic soft…
- Investigation of the shear characteristics of snakeskin-inspired interface using discrete-element method
Aidin Kahbasi, Liang Zhang, Lei Wang · Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering · 2025-06
- Environmental Enrichment Increases Brain Volume in Snakes.
Nagabaskaran G, Moonilal V, Skinner M et al. · The Journal of comparative neurology · 2025-03 · open access
The effects of environmental enrichment have been well documented in mammals and birds, but less work has focused on reptiles. Because snakes are common in captivity, both as pets and in research/commercial facilities, it is critical to explore how they react to standard captive housing. Here, we…
- Cryptosporidium spp. in captive snakes from 26 provinces in China: Prevalence, molecular characterization, and symptoms.
Zhang Y, Lu Z, He L et al. · Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024-08 · open access
Introduction Cryptosporidium spp. is classified as a protozoan parasite of the apicomplexan group and is recognized as zoonotic. This genus has garnered significant attention globally due to its public health significance, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified it as an indicator of…
- Diet of Western Hog-Nosed Snakes (Heterodon nasicus) in Western Nebraska, USA
John B. Iverson, David L. Auth · Western North American Naturalist · 2024-07
- Echocardiographic measurements and cardiac anatomy in healthy Western hognose snakes ( Heterodon nasicus ).
Oliveri M, Carnabuci C, Vignoli M et al. · Veterinarni medicina · 2023-02 · open access
This study aims to describe the most important cardiac structures in the Heterodon nasicus through echocardiography and anatomical dissection. Echocardiographic and echo-Doppler measurements were performed on twenty healthy adult Heterodon nasicus (10.10). The values of the ventricular length,…
- Western Hognose Snakes ( Heterodon nasicus ) Prefer Environmental Enrichment.
Nagabaskaran G, Skinner M, Miller N · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022-11 · open access
1. Introduction Understanding an animal’s environmental requirements is critical to its well-being when under human care, and can also inform conservation efforts. Unfit housing stemming from a lack of basic needs and environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to be detrimental to captive animals…
- Stinky fingers: Why rodent odor should be avoided while handling Heterodon nasicus snakes - two case reports of bites by captive snakes with rapid recovery
Damian Zieliński · Journal of Veterinary Behavior · 2022-09 · open access
Bites of the western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus are considered to have a little medical effect, as opposed to other non-front-fanged colubroid snakes (NFFC). The present work highlights 2 cases of H. nasicus bites, likely triggered by negligent handling involving latent prey - rodent or…
- Comparison of Three Methods for Measuring Dietary Composition of Plains Hog-nosed Snakes
Andrew M. Durso, Troy J. Kieran, Travis C. Glenn et al. · Herpetologica · 2022-05
- Questionnaire Background on the Hognose Snake ( Heterodon nasicus ) Breeders' Awareness of the Risk of Being Bitten.
Zieliński D · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021-12 · open access
Several cases of Heterodon nasicus bites producing various symptoms have already been described. In this paper, a survey was conducted among Polish breeders of this species, where 47.7% of the respondents admitted that their snakes had tried to bite them, and 31.4% fed their snakes with their bare…
- A case of Western hognose snake bite
Kasumi Kato, Hiroshi Kato, Akimichi Morita · Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy · 2019-01 · open access
- Heterodon nasicus (Plains Hog-nosed Snake). Movement.
Andrew M. Durso and Stephen J. Mullin · Herpetological Review · 2019-01
- Heterodon nasicus (Western Hog-nosed Snake). Diet and predation.
Gabriel Salles Masseli, Fabio A. G. Cunha, and Jucimara Gonçalves dos Santos · Herpetological Review · 2018-01
- Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake). Early activity.
Herpetological Review · 2018-01
- Heterodon nasicus (Western Hog-nosed Snake). Mortality / plastic mesh entanglement.
John B. Iverson and Andrew M. Durso · Herpetological Review · 2018-01
- Ontogenetic shifts in the diet of plains hog-nosed snakes (Heterodon nasicus) revealed by stable isotope analysis.
Durso AM, Mullin SJ · Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2016-07
- Heterodon nasicus (Plains Hog-nosed Snake). Diet.
Amy A. Yackel Adams · Herpetological Review · 2015-01
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Influence Expression of Defensive Behavior in Plains Hog‐Nosed Snakes ( H eterodon nasicus)
Andrew M. Durso, Stephen J. Mullin · Ethology · 2013-11
- The Embeddedness of a North American Snake in the Wildlife Pet Trade and the Production of Assemblage Biogeographies
Jon Anthony Stallins, Lauren Kelley · Annals of the Association of American Geographers · 2013-03
- Non-front-fanged colubroid snakes: a current evidence-based analysis of medical significance.
Weinstein SA, White J, Keyler DE et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2013-02
- Lessons learned
Erica P. Hoaglund, Christopher E. Smith · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2012-09
- A case study of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) causing ocular myiasis in a western hognose snake.
Diclaro JW 2nd, Lehnert MS, Mitola MA et al. · Journal of medical entomology · 2011-07
- A new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the western hognose snake, Heterodon nasicus (Serpentes: Xenodontidae), from Texas.
Daszak P, Ball SJ, Streicker DG et al. · The Journal of parasitology · 2011-01
- Interactions of diet and behavior in a death-feigning snake (Heterodon nasicus)
Andrew M. Durso · The Keep (Eastern Illinois University) · 2011-01 · open access
- Metastatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a Western Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus).
Stern AW, Velguth KE, D'Agostino J · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2010-06
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