What specific action might a Western Hognose Snake take if turned over while successfully performing thanatosis?

It will immediately flip back onto its back to resume the death display

The performance of thanatosis by the Western Hognose Snake demonstrates remarkable dedication to the bluff, to the point where the behavior overrides immediate self-preservation instincts when the posture is artificially corrected. If a snake is successfully feigning death—lying inverted, mouth agape, and possibly musking—and an external force, such as a curious observer, rights the snake back onto its belly, the snake will almost instantly flip itself back over. This reversal is done specifically to resume the appearance of being dead, indicating a commitment to the theatrical defense mechanism over immediate evasion or aggression, suggesting the snake calculates that the perceived safety offered by the death bluff outweighs other defensive maneuvers in that moment.