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crashintou

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"Actually Hognose are venemous, but not harmful to humans as they dont bite defensively. They are rear fanged and have a primitive mild venom, only dangerous if you are a toad or allergic to it."

Just FYI, this is mostly true, but the venom toxicity has never been definitively established due to the lack of bites in which humans receive a dose of venom. The Madagascar Hognose snake (genus Leioheterodon as opposed to the US genus Heterodon) has a moderate venom that has caused serious problems in children who have been bitten. They also get significantly larger than the US hognose snake, and the fangs are a bit more forward making envenomation much easier.
All rearfanged snakes belong in the classification of Xenodontin, meaning strange-toothed.

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