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>>So do any of these snakes have to ability to flatten themselves out?
The hognose apparently does. There's a picture of one flattened out in the link I posted above. The description of it's habits are kinda cute:
"One feature is its distinctive behavior: When it is encountered it inflates its body and fattens its head. Hissing wildly it strikes blindly at the intruder but rarely bites."
"If the attacker continues to press upon the hognose, it will open its mouth, writhe as if in pain and finally roll onto its back with its mouth open and tongue hanging out. It cannot be induced to move."
So, basically it goes spastic for a bit, then plays possum. One description says that it rarely opens it's mouth when striking...
Dave
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