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The common hog-nosed snake, mistakenly called the "puff-adder" and blowing "viper" (_Heterodon platyrhinus_) of the New England states, often feigns death when it is caught in the open, and picked up.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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These Canadian reptiles are listed as vulnerable: spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) northern prairie skink (Eumeces septentrionalis) eastern yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) eastern short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre) eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) (Source: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario)
Reptile 2008
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Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos), eastern Maryland, United States.
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