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Amazing snakes



             The snakes that
             reflect rainbows

             Rainbow boas belong to a group
             called the ‘sunbeam snakes’, which
             refers to the oil-on-water iridescent
             sheen that occurs when their scales
             reflect natural light. Microscopic ridges
             found on their scales act just like
             prisms and refract light into rainbows.
             Found in the lush tropical forests of
             Brazil, they spend most of their time
             on the ground as opposed to in the
             trees, as there are plenty of mice and
             lizards to hunt on the forest floor.







































































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