On this week’s Wild Wednesday, Great Plains Zoo Education Specialist Katy Cachedi teaches us about hognose snakes!

At least nine people were shot dead Saturday while playing pool in a tourist city in southwestern Ecuador, the country's prosecutor's office said. A group of armed men opened fire on several ...

And while this reaction has been seen as a defense mechanism — sort of like a opossum “playing dead” to avoid predators — that explanation doesn’t fit all species or situations.

From their upturned noses to their dramatic performances of playing dead, eastern hognose snakes are interesting and entertaining.

From their upturned noses to their dramatic performances of playing dead, eastern hognose snakes are interesting and entertaining.