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New Color-Changing Snake Found in Borneo, WWF Says

 

June 27, 2006 — By Reuters

GENEVA — Biologists working in the forests of Borneo have found a previously

unknown type of snake which can change its colour spontaneously like a

chameleon, the environmental body WWF said on Tuesday.

 

The poisonous snake, about half a metre (half a yard) long, was discovered in

the wetlands and swamp forests of Betung National Park in the Indonesian part of

the island, which is also shared by Malaysia and Brunei.

 

When picked up and put in a bucket, it was reddish-brown but later changed its

colour to white, apparently in an automatic reaction to blend in with

surroundings, according to the WWF.

 

The biologists named the serpent, two specimens of which were recovered, the

Kapuas Mud Snake after the river that flows through the region.

 

The WWF said although some reptiles with legs, like the chameleon lizard, had

the ability to change colour, it was rare for snakes.

 

Source: Reuters

 

 

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