This snake in Malaysia has a more unusual escape strategy: it cartwheels, according to a study published April 5 in the journal Biotropica.
Researchers spotted a dwarf reed snake near Mount Jerai in Kedah, northern Malaysia and approached the creature, the study said. The ‘startled’ snake began ‘throwing the coils of its body into a loop and began rolling to try and escape’, researchers said. — Screengrab from YouTube/ARasky Outdoors
Researchers spotted a dwarf reed snake near Mount Jerai in Kedah, northern Malaysia and approached the creature, the study said. The “startled” snake began “throwing the coils of its body into a loop and began rolling to try and escape,” researchers said. The researchers captured the snake and put it on a flat area to see if it would cartwheel again. Repeatedly, the snake showed the same “rare escape mechanism,” the study said.from observers in Lenggong, an area about 105 miles southeast of Mount Jerai, researchers said. The YouTube video of this encounter shows the small snake twirling away after being tapped with a stick.
In order to cartwheel, the snake curls into an “S” shape then launches itself like a spring, the study said. It loops its body in the air, hits the ground and relaunches to keep the rolling momentum going.
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