Believe It Or Not, This Isn’t A Snake. So What Is It?

Plants and Animals





Photo credit:

Andreas Kay via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Meet the snake-mimicking butterfly (Dynastor darius). While this slick master of disguise may show off impeccable imitation skills, prior to taking on this serpentine appearance it was simply a furry, nondescript caterpillar, and it looked pretty much how you would expect any old caterpillar to look.