This rarely occurs in captivity. Dec 24, 2014 - Explore sparkiesparko's board "Hognose snakes" on Pinterest. The eastern hognose tends to resort to playing dead when other defense mechanisms fail. His defense is strong when I hold him. The North American hognose snake, aka “puff adder, aka “zombie snake”, has a taste for the dramatic. if your that stupid then your answer is yes. At 23, you start dating Ron, whose whole face blushes when he laughs every single time, who shares rum cake with you even though he prefers pie. Playing with dead animals is a common trait for potential cereal killers smh /s. The hognose snake has defensive mechanisms that might actually make you laugh, because they sometimes flip over and play dead. This is a Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos, called a "Spreading Adder" in most parts of Texas, although it's of the colubrid family and not a viper) which decided to come up to my front door earlier today. See what we have caught on the cameras in the jungle of Costa Rica. If the antagonist continues, the hognose snake will feign death by opening its mouth, rolling over on its back, and writhing around. I know they can't hear audio sounds in the air. Maybe they have a way to store something of a chemical nature from their meals, which they can exude while they’re rolling around in “agony.” 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. It can even emit foul smelling scents and hang its tongue out of its mouth while drooling blood. But when they shred one of the nets level 2. Bears: Bear attacks are extremely rare. My mom and I were on our way to her car one morning when my dog started barking. If this technique doesn’t work, the snake will then roll onto its back and play dead. Between 1900 and 2009, there have been a grand total of 63 fatal black bear attacks in all of North America. Technically both, even though they are different people. This is a hognose snake, they play dead when threatened. I try to reassure him that he's safe and not going to be harmed. Thank You to the 55 contributors to our crowd funded project. But of all the animals you associate with pretending to be dead, snakes aren’t at the top of the list. I try to reassure him that he's safe and not going to be harmed. It looks huge in the photo, but it was only about 2 ft long at most. And, if it is bothered again: "it will immediately roll again onto its back" and appear dead. They also emit a bad smell through their pores so they even smell dead. Seeking the Snakes of Vermont By Ethan de Seife @ethandeseife.