The Times of India

From Golden Lancehead to Golden tree snake: 5 stunning yellow snakes found in the wild

Snakes are scary slitherers, and spotting these venomous creatures almost sends chills down a persons spine.While these reptiles are mostly spotted in shades of browns, blacks, greys and greens, they are rarely called eautiful,.But did you know that snakes also come in brighter rainbow colours?While this may seem like a context out of an animated fantasy movie, it is actually true. But the yellow ones make a strong case for it!Yellow colours are spotted in snakes for camouflage in dry grass or dappled leaf litter, a signal to predators, or simply the way pigment settles in certain gene pools.Here are 5 of the most stunning yellow snakes found around the world