It’s A Snake Of A Different Color!

There’s only one of them and he’s it. Or maybe not

Researchers scouring swamps in the heart of Borneo have discovered a venomous species of snake that can change its skin color, much the same way that a chameleon can.

Scientists have seen this ability rarely with snakes and “have not yet understood” this phenomenon.

I put the reddish-brown snake in a dark bucket, said Mark Auliya, a reptile expert. When I retrieved it a few minutes later, it was almost entirely white. The discovery of the chameleon snake exposes one of nature's best-kept secrets. Its ability to change color has kept it hidden from science until now.

Not to mention that it might also be a master of disguise and misdirection.

But if this snake (the Kapuas Mud Snake or Enhydris gyii) is so clever, how can turning white while in a dark bucket HIDE it?

That seems like pretty inept camouflage to me…