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Taken 10-May-09
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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Reptiles
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Keywords:Great Plains, Heterodon, Heterodon nasicus, New Mexico, Western hog-nosed snake, Western hognose, Western hognose snake, hog-nosed snake, hognose, hognose snake, snake
Defensive Behavior

Defensive Behavior

The western hognose feigns death when threatened by a potential predator. This behavior is exhibited by all hognose species (genus Heterodon).
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