The hognose snake, or “puff-adder,” inhabits sandy forests and open fields throughout Michigan's Lower Peninsula, and Menominee County in the U.P. Its range in the U.S. extends from southern New England west to eastern Minnesota, south to eastern Texas, east to Florida, and north to Massachusetts.

Where can puff adders be found?

The puff adder (B. arietans and others) is a large extremely venomous snake found in the semiarid regions of Africa and Arabia. It is so named because it gives warning by inflating its body and hissing loudly. The puff adder is about 1 to 1.5 metres…

Are there puff adders in the US?

Eastern hognose snakes (Heterodon platirhinos), found in the eastern United States, are sometimes called puff adders because when confronted, they puff up the skin around their heads like a cobra, hiss and lunge, according to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.