In Santa Fe, Argentina, 46-year-old Lujan Eroles got the shock of her life when she stumbled upon an unusual creature in her garden. What she initially thought was a small snake turned out to be a stunning example of nature’s mimicry—a bizarre, 10-cm-long critter that looked like a snake but wasn’t.
Eroles’ startled reaction drew the attention of her neighbors, sparking curiosity and plenty of speculation about the mysterious creature. “I screamed when I saw it,” she told National Geographic. “It looked exactly like a snake, and its eyes were so strange. I’d never seen anything like it.”
The odd discovery quickly became the talk of the neighborhood, leaving everyone marveling at the strange and fascinating tricks of the natural world.