Playing Possum - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake playing dead B8535 Manistee NF, MI PFN

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) feigning death.

Manistee National Forest, Michigan, USA.

June 18, 2009.

 

After a few minutes, this snake ended its dramatic presentation and timidly slithered away.

 

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Taken on June 18, 2009