Universiti Malaysia Sabah<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cThey cannot sustain it for long and they tire out very quickly. I think it\u2019s a behaviour that\u2019s only expressed when the animal is extremely threatened or under extreme duress. We believe it could have evolved from a behaviour we call saltation, which is performed by other snakes where they thrash about to confuse and startle predators.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quah says that the dwarf reed snake might not be the only cartwheeling species out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are unsubstantiated, anecdotal reports of other species performing what seems to be rolling behaviour. Since the paper was published, I\u2019ve been approached by a number of people who have shared their own experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Main image: Dwarf reed snake cartwheeling \u00a9 Evan Quah<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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