2nd snake: Woma or Western Hognose?

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Originally Posted by asplundii

I would lean toward the hognose, especially given you have a toddler with an interest in snakes. Womas, by and large, have a tendency to be nippy/bitey whereas the worst I have had a hognose do is headbutt me while bluffing

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All that said .... Hognoses are rear-fanged and as such are classed as mildly venomous .

People like myself who are hypersensitive to most things or even sensitive to bites or stings or nuts or whatever should be very wary of having a Hognose as I understand things ...

Sooooo , can't comment on Hognoses but I have had a few Womas over the years and they are fabulous looking with tremendous personalities . Mine were ALL calm and friendly but were very food oriented with great feeding responses .

Hognose are entry level snakes however, you do have to keep in mind that they are rear fanged venomous snakes. They are not prone to bite, I work with them and never got tagged (which is a miracle since I am a bite magnet) and their venom is very MILD however you never know how one may react, from no reaction to slight swelling of the finger to swelling of the arm.

I'm not sure if I can find any morphs in my area but I'll have to keep an eye out for a beauty like that.

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

All that said .... Hognoses are rear-fanged and as such are classed as mildly venomous .

People like myself who are hypersensitive to most things or even sensitive to bites or stings or nuts or whatever should be very wary of having a Hognose as I understand things ...

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I did learn that while researching hognoses. It seems that the probability of having a serious reaction is very slim. I'm not allergic to any insect/animal bites/stings that I know of, so I'm not really worried about that. It would just be something to take into consideration as far as being extra careful when feeding or taking him out of the cage.

I don't think you can go wrong with either choice. Both have plenty of learning experience to offer you as a keeper. The hogs are cute little puffy bluffers but you'll probably have their behaviors pegged within a couple weeks - at least until brumation time then you get another lesson or two. Aspidites have a few more tricks up their sleeves, behavior wise, so you might have more growing room as a keeper if you choose that genus.

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Originally Posted by TattedLass253

I'm not sure if I can find any morphs in my area but I'll have to keep an eye out for a beauty like that.

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My advice don't limit yourself to local purchase there are plenty of nice hognose out there check the Hognose Section on Morph Market morphmarket.com

If you get a male hognose they stay pretty small so you will have room to add a woma later (:

Well, the tides have turned! I ended up rescuing an amelanistic corn snake from someone who passed away. I'm not sure how old she is, but she's very friendly and adorable. I named her Lola. :)

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Originally Posted by TattedLass253

Well, the tides have turned! I ended up rescuing an amelanistic corn snake from someone who passed away. I'm not sure how old she is, but she's very friendly and adorable. I named her Lola. :)

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Nice second snake ;)

I love Corn snakes , one of my oldies is an Amel Stripe Corn - perfect in every way :)