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.

Eastern Hognose Snake

the snake that plays “possum”

Playing possum hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Watch the Bizarre Moment a Snake Plays Dead

190+ Playing Dead Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock

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

Why Do Hognose Snakes Play Dead? - Reptiles Magazine

5 Animals That Play Dead to Survive

Western Hognose Snake — Cayuga Nature Center

Eastern Hognose Snake Playing Dead

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