hognose snake

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened: Heterodon (United States and northern Mexico)
2. 2
   A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened: Leioheterodon (Madagascar)
3. 3
   A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened: Lystrophis (South America)