Eastern Hognose Snake
An Eastern Hognosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) in a threat display. The threat display is to make the snake appear larger and more menacing in a hope that its antagonist will leave it alone. In this case it was hisses, flattened its body, neck and head and curled its tail. Some roll over on their backs and play dead. The eye color is due to the snake nearing the time it will shed its skin. These snakes are also known as: spreading adder, hog-nosed snake, adder, black adder, black blowing viper, black hog-nosed snake, black viper snake, blower, blowing adder, blowing snake, blow snake, calico snake, checkered adder, chunk head, common hog-nosed snake, common spreading adder, deaf adder, flat-head, flat-headed adder, hissing adder, hissing snake, hog-nosed adder, hog-nosed rattler, hog-nose snake, hog-nosed viper, hissing viper, North American adder, North American hog-nosed snake, pilot, poison viper, puffing adder, red snake, rock adder, sand adder, sand viper, spotted spreading adder, spread-head moccasin, spread-head snake, spread-head viper, flat-head adder, spreading viper.
