Southern hognose snakes are endangered in SC. See species threats

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the southern hognose snake as a threatened species.

Habitat loss, road mortality, and non-native species are the primary threats to the snake's survival.

The southern hognose snake is non-venomous to humans and is known for faking its own death when threatened.

If you capture this snake in South Carolina, you'll want to let it loose.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing the southern hognose snake a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Habitat loss, fragmentation, road mortality, and non-native species are threats faced by the creatures that depend on "open-canopy, upland habitats with sandy hills and grassy understory ― conditions historically maintain by fire," according to an