This is the first clear evidence of a snake actively rolling itself away to escape potential predators.
. It’s a small, nonvenomous, black to reddish snake found widely through parts of Southeast Asia. Though widespread, it’s rarely seen by humans, thanks to its semi-burrowing and nocturnal lifestyle; during the day, it’s usually hiding under rocks or leaf litter.A few years ago, though, study author Evan Seng Huat Quah spotted a dwarf reed snake actively launching itself into the air and rolling away in a coil-like fashion—a cartwheel, in other words.
“We were thrilled when we came across the specimen we recorded in this instance, when we were conducting herpetological surveys for other species at the site,” Quah told Gizmodo in an email. “This time, we had our camera gear in hand and were able to take the images used in this publication.”
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