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

the snake that plays “possum”

Eastern Hognose Snake — Woods & Waters Land Trust

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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

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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

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