Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
You ( and everyone else above ) make some great points ....

My issue with Hognoses - even though they are the CUTEST of all snakes ..... are rear-fanged and as such mildly venomous .... in fact for someone like myself ( whose hypersensitive to most things ) they are a complete NO-NO .
Oh, I suppose I didn't even consider the venom thing - I've rarely, if ever heard of anyone being taken badly ill from a hoggy bite, and as someone with a false water cobra, and it's perfectly possible to be allergic to any snake's saliva.

That having been said, I have a false water cobra and handle him freely etc., so I might be less cautious than most. Each to their own; if people are put off by rear-fanged venomous species, that's fine!