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Noun: hognose snake
  1. Harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
    - puff adder, sand viper

Derived forms: hognose snakes

Type of: colubrid, colubrid snake

Part of: genus Heterodon, Heterodon

Encyclopedia: Hognose snake