The snake — which is an eastern hognose, by the way — "does play dead when threatened. It does NOT die and come back to life like a zombie," the department told CBS News. According to the ...

"The snake is a eastern hognose snake, a native species in Georgia, USA," Dowling told Newsweek. "As a defensive mechanism these snakes often fake their death in hopes that whatever threat is ...

The North Carolina State Parks and Recreation shared images of the eastern hognose snake on its Facebook page, warning residents to stay alert if they happen to come across the creature ...

According to the Cayuga Nature Center in New York, western hognose are small, non-venomous snakes that can grow up to 3 feet in length. They range from Canada to Mexico, their pattern (brown ...

The eastern hognose snake, which grows up to 4 feet, is “famous” for playing dead when the mood strikes it, the parks department said. They are nonvenomous and rarely bite, but could be brutal ...

In other words, if you're already afraid of snakes, this could send your heart racing into dangerous territory. North Carolina State Parks and Recreation says the Eastern Hognose, also known as ...