HERPETOLOGY
These Snakes Should Be in the Circussss
A tiny snake in Southeast Asia has an unusual trick for escaping other creatures that want to eat it. When it’s scared, the snake curls into a circle and cartwheels away.
People had glimpsed this trick before, but scientists recently got a chance to see the cartwheeling and take pictures of it. The scientists had startled the animal, called a dwarf reed snake, as it was crossing a road. Immediately, the snake