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[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ah. Apparently it's called a slug snake because it EATS slugs, not because it looks like one.

Which is good, because it looks like a stick. Literally the most twig-ass looking snake ever.

[-] Sphks@jlai.lu 6 points 1 day ago

Unlike many other snakes, this species eats snails and slugs using a technique called mandibular sawing. To slice off the indigestible parts of prey, it slides its jaws back and forth like a saw.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wild! (Also, you doubled-commented somehow)

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Twice the snake facts!

[-] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

It looks dry af. Like those rain worms that didn't make it back in time and dried on the asphalt

[-] Xuderis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Great camouflage!

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