The hognose snake is Nature’s drama queen, faking a death to avoid being eaten. Thérèse B. shares a dramatic example.
Hognose snakes are the drama queens of the serpent world.
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Thanatosis is how the small snakes hope to avoid predation, theatrically fakings death. pic.twitter.com/xZsJWdIQLT
(OK, let’s think this through here. On the one paw, that is the kind of mud puddle that you only see once or twice in a lifetime. On the other paw, if I roll around in it, I’m definitely getting a bath when I get home. On the other other paw, I’m already pretty muddy, so I might as well go for it…)
One life down, eight to go.
Cole & Marmalade, via NTMTOM
It’s limited edition!
The Dodo / YouTube, via Allein
Salad? Again!?
The Dodo / YouTube, via Allein
Allein shares this combination dog toy and gum massager.
Even with a comfy quilted bed nearby, this kitten knows that Buddy is the better bed because: 1. Buddy is self-heating, and 2. a bed can never be inconvenienced by having a cat sitting on it.
