Meet the zombie snake that rises from the dead: the clever trick it uses to escape predators

A harmless snake emerging this spring is earning a zombie reputation across America, using dramatic death acting, strange ...
Yahoo

Eastern hognose: This Mississippi snake rolls over, plays dead when threatened and more

If "Family Feud" game show host Steve Harvey said, "Name an animal that can roll over and play dead," the No. 1 answer, without a doubt, would be "dog." But in Mississippi, there's a snake that can do ...
AZ Animals

Zombie Snake Rises: Why This Harmless Reptile Fakes Its Own Death

It’s that time of year when snakes begin emerging, like the eastern hognose snake, who has an incredible zombie defense ...
IFLScience

These Hognose Snakes Have The Most Dramatic Defense Technique You've Ever Seen

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AOL

6 Wild Snake Abilities You’ve Never Heard Of

With National Snake Day falling on July 16, we’ve decided to discuss snakes and their wildest yet most unknown abilities. From gliding through the air to playing dead (complete with a fake stench), ...
AOL

The Key Differences Between Copperhead vs. Eastern Hognose Snake

There are multiple snake species that overlap and look remarkably similar to one another. Copperheads and Eastern hognose snakes fall under this umbrella, often sharing the same neighborhoods across ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Southern Hognose Snake Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

RALEIGH, N.C.— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to list the southern hognose snake as threatened under the Endangered ...