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southern hognose snake
Heterodon simus
The southern snout-vent snake is a small non-venomous snake with a strongly upturned snout. It lives in sandy areas of the southeast of North America and uses its snout to dig the ground in search of prey.
The southern snout-vent snake differs from related species by its smaller size and more pronounced curved snout. It is important for nature because it controls the population of toads and loosens sandy soils.
searching and digging out prey
trophic:carnivore
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meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Describes the act of excavating soil or substrate to locate or access food.
Taxons
carnivore
searching and digging out prey
if born as {name}
live adult frogs and toads
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
small mammals — mice, shrews, bats
Palearctic realm
Close
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Venomous
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
burrow
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
Very hot summer
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Snout color
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
summer warm, winter not very cold
small mammals
Colors
Sex
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Nearctic realm
Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
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North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
underground
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
Tail count
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
Desert and dry shrubs
rains almost always, very humid
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Snout size
Wanderers
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
Warm summer and frequent rains
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
early young
summer warm, rains frequent
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
Produces toxins capable of causing harm when delivered.
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Snout count
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
live insects
This is me
Always very wet
digging
Gamers
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
How are they built?
live lizards
Nearctic realm
frogs and toads
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
sandy plain
Old-timers
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Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
lizards
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial herbaceous
Tail color
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Tropical savanna
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Carrot
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
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