Solid color changing like gecko

On June 27, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said that biologists studying in Borneo forest in Indonesia have found a poisonous snake that automatically changes color to the same habitat. like a gecko.

Poisonous snake species changes color in Borneo swamp forests, Indonesia (Photo: .nationalgeographic) This new species of venomous snake has a length of 50cm found by German biologists and reptiles in forests Borneo swamp, Indonesia. Biologists have named it Kapuas Mud Snake (Kapua Mud Snake).

When the biologists picked up the new snake and placed it in a skin box of its light reddish-brown color, then with an immediate natural reaction suited to the condition of its skin habitat shifted to White.

Iwan Wibisono of the World Wildlife Fund said that the ability to change the typical color of this snake is a form of self-protection in the living environment . He added that "this snake is really a new species".

According to the World Wildlife Fund biologists, some species of reptiles such as lizards and embankments have the ability to discolor the skin, but are very rare for snakes.

Since 1996, scientists have found 361 new species of animals and plants on the island of Borneo, Indonesia - a place common to the lands of Malaysia and Brunei - with unprecedented biodiversity. gender.

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