Color Of Extinct Snake Revealed For The First Time

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An artist's impression of the snake in the Colubridae family. Jim Robbins

When we try to picture the ancient world, one thing usually stops us: No matter how much we know about the shape of creatures past, their color is a mystery. Now, the reconstruction of green and black markings on a 10-million-year-old snake opens the door to discovering how other animal species looked as well.