Hognose Snakes Play Dead Like Opossums

These snakes are some of the best reptilian actors you'll ever meet, but don't let the act fool you.

Playing possum hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute - Hognose snakes will play dead as a defense mechanism. This behavior is known as “death feigning.” It's rare in other snake species, but the southern

Ssssspoooky sssssnake! This is a hognose snake, the dramatic actor of the snake world! Hognose snakes are generally timid and nonvenomous but put on an

North Carolina Zoo on X: A snake playing possum? Eastern hognose snakes play dead as a defense mechanism called thanatosis. Hognoses write around before opening their mouth & letting their tongue hang

Eastern Hognose Snake

Eastern Hognose Snake -Heterodon platirhinos

Playing Possum: 9 Animals That Play Dead to Survive - A-Z Animals

Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)

Hognose Snake Doesn't Play Dead Anymore - Reptiles Magazine