hognose snake
noun
hog·nose snake
ˈhȯg-ˌnōz-
ˈhäg-
: any of a genus (Heterodon) of rather small harmless stout-bodied North American colubrid snakes with keeled scales and an upturned snout that seldom bite but hiss wildly and often play dead when disturbed
called also hog-nosed snake, puff adder
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