Dramatic snake colour-change mystery solved

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An adult green python (top) and a spectacular yellow juvenile green python. Credit: Australian National University
An adult green python (top) and a spectacular yellow juvenile green python. Credit: Australian National University

The mystery surrounding a snake that undergoes a spectacular colour change has been solved by ANU ecologists who have found that the skin of the green python – which begins life either bright yellow or red – transforms to blend into a new habitat as the snake gets older.


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