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If this threat display does not work to deter a would-be predator, an eastern hognose snake will often roll onto its back and play dead, going so far as to emit a foul musk from its cloaca and let its tongue hang out of its mouth. [18] [21] [22] One individual was observed playing dead for 45 minutes before reanimating and moving away. [23]
Juvenile hognose snake playing dead When threatened, hognose snakes will hiss, flatten their necks and raise their heads off the ground like cobras . They sometimes feign strikes, but actual Heterodon bites are very rare.
Western hog-nosed snake Adults grow to 30–120 cm (12–47 in) in total length. ... the hognose snake will often roll onto its back and play dead with its mouth open ...
A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead. Apparent death [a] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead. It is an immobile state most often triggered by a predatory attack and can be found in a wide range of animals from insects and crustaceans to ...
The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species [2] of snake in the family Colubridae. ... but will instead usually resort to playing dead. [8] [9] ...
Eastern hog-nosed snake playing dead. Another pursuit-deterrent signal is thanatosis or playing dead. Thanatosis is a form of bluff in which an animal mimics its own dead body, feigning death to avoid being attacked by predators seeking live prey. Thanatosis can also be used by the predator in order to lure prey into approaching.
European grass snake (Natrix natrix), which secretes blood from the lining of the mouth while playing dead. [14] Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei), which exudes blood from the cloaca. [15] Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos), which emits blood from the cloacal region. [15]
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