Main Entry: hog·nose snake

Pronunciation: \ˈhȯg-ˌnōz-, ˈhäg-\

Function: noun

Date: 1736

: any of a genus (Heterodon) of rather small harmless stout-bodied North American colubrid snakes with keeled scales and an upturned snout that seldom bite but hiss wildly and often play dead when disturbed —called also hog-nosed snake, puff adder