(STUDY FINDS) – A snake in Southeast Asia may be the early frontrunner for athlete of the year! An international team captured the small creature doing some “un-snake-like” acrobatics to avoid its predators. In their new study, researchers say the Dwarf Reed Snake can actually preform cartwheels to escape a threat.
The Dwarf Reed Snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) is a nocturnal, small snake living in regions of Southeast Asia. While many snakes using common tactics to avoid danger – like slithering away, using camouflage, faking their own death, and intimidating attackers – this little creature literally rolls away!
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The team found that the Dwarf Reed Snake repeatedly launches the coils of its body into the air and rolls down hills to get away. This is the first time scientists have ever documented a snake using a cartwheel for any purpose.
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