Why Do Hognose Snakes Play Dead? - Reptiles Magazine

If predators are able to smell or detect the presence of toad toxins coming off the snakes in some way|!!| that might contribute to a successful deterrent.

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Why Do Hognose Snakes Play Dead? - Reptiles Magazine

Photograph, Eastern Hognose Snake Playing Dead

Furry Tails - This newborn hognose snake is such a drama

Snake playing dead hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas

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

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Hognose Snakes Play Dead Like Opossums

Full of survival tricks, this snake is most unusual - The Boston Globe

North Carolina issues warning about 'zombie snake' that tends to play dead - Good Morning America