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

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

5 Animals That Play Dead to Survive

Eastern Hognose Snake

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

North Caroline Eastern Hognose Zombie Snake Plays Dead

Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos

71 - Playing Possum from Animas, New Mexico — Michael Jacobi

Little Hognose Snake, plays dead when felt threatened (as a defense mechanism) : r/AnimalsBeingDerps

North Caroline Eastern Hognose Zombie Snake Plays Dead