Optical Illusion: Snake or Lizard?

Scientific Fact – Reptile Anatomy: 1. This isn’t a snake eating a lizard. This is a lizard called a “Legless Lizard” or a type of “Skink.” What’s visible in the picture is: The part with the legs: This is the head and body of the real lizard. The long part that looks like a snake: This is its tail. 2. Why is the appearance deceiving? Autotomy – The phenomenon of tail amputation. Many lizards have a defense mechanism called “Autotomy”. When it senses danger or a predator grabs its tail, the tail muscles automatically sever it at a weak point, the “fracture plane” in the vertebrae. Here are three steps: The lizard was standing or climbing. Its tail is very long and thin, making it look like a snake on its own. Its body and legs appear small, so the eye is confused and thinks, “A big snake eating a