Show The ilog Nose Hog Nose Snake Sometimes Sometime growing as II large lare as IS three feet but more often about 28 inches long the more correctly known as II the hog nose snake or puffing adder is II of stock stocky build Its upturned snout and its Us it habit of flattening out the forepart of its Ita body and hissing loudly when disturbed have given it a savage reputation As a matter of fact this snake is s not only entirely harm harmm less lees but can scarcely be Induced to bite says Alexander C. C Ruthven in his Herpetology of Michigan Its food consists almost entirely of toads |