The Eastern hognose snake is another species that has become increasingly rare here. So named because of its upturned snout ...

Many snake species, when threatened, employ a survival tactic called thanatosis, or playing dead. Dice snakes intensify the ...

If hissing, flattening its head fails to deter predators, the Eastern Hognose Snake plays dead with a gaping mouth and goes through a state called tonic immobility.

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The eastern hognose snake, also known as the "zombie snake," has a unique defense mechanism. When threatened, it rolls onto its back, opens its mouth, and plays dead. This harmless snake is not ...

But this snake, primarily found in central and Eastern Europe, is now its own species ... Grass snakes are shy and will often flee when threatened, but if cornered, they might play dead as a defense ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) says that one harmless snake in particular may spook some because of its resemblance to a deadly predator. The eastern hognose snake can be found all ...

Plenty of species defend themselves by thanatosis, or playing dead. Other examples of death feigning critters include hognose snakes, the Virginia opossums, and brown widow spiders. Humans ...

"The snake is a eastern hognose snake, a native species in Georgia ... in the U.K., previously told Newsweek. "So if you're dead, that potential predator might leave you alone." ...