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Animals
A thick toad-hunting snake with an upturned snout and a spectacular bluff: it hisses, flattens a cobra hood, then plays dead.
Field facts
HabitatSandy woodland, old fields, dunes
RangeStatewide, commonest on sandy soils
When to lookApril to October
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMassasauga — heavy body, rattle, vertical pupils
Field note: If you roll a playing-dead hognose upright it flips belly-up again.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
The whole display is theatre; walk on and let it recover.
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