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[|picture source]  eastern hognose snake //Scientific Nam:// //Heterodon platirhinos// =Habitat: These snakes are found throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Eastern Hognose snakes prefer woodlands with sandy soil, fields, farmland and coastal areas. Some abiotic factors are rain, temperature, and soil type. Some biotic factors are rain, the soil, the tree and the wildgrass they live in. = =Niche: They prey on frogs, salamanders, small mammals, birds, and invertebrates. This snake, when bothered, will flatten out its head and hiss to try and scare off predators. If this doesn't work the snake will flop over and play dead(source). It lays eggs. Breeding takes place in both the spring and fall. Males often follow the female around for several days prior to courtship and copulation. They lay between 4-61 whitish, thin shelled, leathery eggs 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) long. Eggs are deposited in a moist sandy, shallow hole, or under debris, and hatch in 39-65 days. Hatchlings are 6.5-9.5 inches (16-24 cm). = //** Endangered: The Eastern Hognose snake is in fact endangered. The snake is endangered because it's habitat is being destroyed and toads, its main diet, are suffering in numbers too(source). **//