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title: "Westelijke haakneusslang"
description: "Heterodon nasicus — Reptielen. The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/plains-hognose-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westelijke haakneusslang

> Heterodon nasicus — Reptielen. The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Heterodon nasicus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 2070
- Wikidata: [Q1441196](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1441196)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29927](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29927)

## Names

- en: Plains Hognose Snake
- de: Westliche Hakennasennatter
- es: Serpiente de hocico de cerdo occidental
- fr: Couleuvre à nez retroussé
- nl: Westelijke haakneusslang
- pl: Heterodon zachodni

## Countries with the most observations

US (1542), CA (86)

## Summary

The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America. There are three subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_hognose_snake

## Photo

![Westelijke haakneusslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plains-hognose-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dustin Cotten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185497083

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/plains-hognose-snake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).