Rebirth is a Nasty Process!

[louise]

Originally Posted by JuliusSqueezer

Malagasy Giant Hognosed? They aren't really anything like an eastern hognosed as far as behaviour. They come from Madagascar. They don't play dead.... they just hiss a lot and they will crawl around in a little swilrly motion to make their checkering give off a strobe light effect to confuse predators. To some animal with poor vision a fast moving checkered swirly moving snake might look like a bunch of little bugs or something and while whatever it is sits there and tries to figure out what it has stumbled upon...poof... it's gone. I've never even seen nor heard of a Western hog play dead.

John...They always make me feel bad because every one I have ever made play dead didn't just drool but puked up everything in it's guts which is usually like 5 or 6 toads. Such a waste of toad...so I've had my fun and now I try and avoid all that cause I know how hard toads can be to come by sometimes lol.

thanks julius i wont try to make them get sick. my nephew would kill me anyways. but they are very pretty. i have to go there everyday till i find a good home for vanity or my nephew decides to keep her. my daughter works there and gave her fresh water and she tried to bite her too.

	Hog Island Boa hogg

[louise]

Originally Posted by BWSmith

Be careful Louise, the "Giant" Hognoses are rear fanged.

dont worry i wont torment them. i would feel awful if they puked up thier food. as for snakes im done getting new ones. vanity hating me cured me and i found out chance may need surgery on her wound she goes back to the vet tomorrow and i will know for sure. i will be a basket case if she needs surgery she may have to ge the wound open and cut out. i really love her and im very scared

[CrazyCorn]

JuliusSqueezer, you have never seen a western play dead nor heard of it?! LoL here is a horrible shot of mine doing it.

[Shuba]

I have seen plenty of western hognose play dead pics =P

[louise]

please more pics of it!

[Wrasse]

Any chance these pics could be uploaded again John ? This was a great thread and very educational.

Thanks