I can't imagine anything with more personality than a Western Hognose. One of my favorite parts of the day is waking up to see my biggest girl, Maybel. Her tank is right by my bed and she's always got her head sticking out of the hide entrance in the morning to peek around, wating for the sun to come up. I often see her slithering around her cage during the day too. Western Hogs are active and they do a lot of exploring. If I don't see her out and about it's either the day after her feeding day, or she's in shed.

She sometimes gets an attitude if I disturb her at the wrong time, and she made a fuss when I fed her live. She was raised on f/t, so live mice move too much for her liking. She ate them eventually though. Typical female Western Hog appetite. That said, she's usually pretty docile when there isn't food around.

They're more of a display snake than a handling snake, unless you like handling active snakes. I prefer the slower/more reclusive ones for handling, since I can sit and watch TV with them. If I tried that with Maybel she'd probably slither off while my head was turned and get halfway to the mouse room before I realized she was gone.

No guesswork with Western Hogs, that's for sure. If you upset them they will let you know.