Snake camouflages itself among shrubs in someone's garden

  • 29/05/2022

A sneaky snake has made itself perfectly at home, hiding among shrubs and bushes in a garden.

Hidden just metres from someone's home, the skilful snake managed to camouflage itself in the greenery and nestle itself in the bushes.

The photo was taken at a luxury bush lodge in South Africa earlier this week, showing a garden filled with stones and plenty of plants.

But hidden among the plants was what's believed to be a black racer snake. Can you spot it in the image below?

Snake camouflages itself among shrubs in someone's garden
Photo credit: Instagram / @mpetilodge

The non-venomous snakes can grow up to 1.2 metres long and are active during the day, Reptile Range said.

But don't worry if you haven't been able to find it in the photo above - it is very well hidden. If you look at the aloe plant at the bottom of the image, you can see the small snake sitting on one of the leaves.

Snakes have often popped up in the most unsuspecting circumstances. Just days ago, a deadly copperhead snake was captured on video very well-camouflaged among a pile of leaves.

An 18-year-old found the venomous reptile in the state of Louisiana, and said these snakes mostly keep to themselves.

Another man in the United States got the fright of his life last month after he found a snake in his couch.

Snake wrangler Alex Trejo was called to get rid of the snake and was shocked when he discovered it was a seven-foot Vietnamese blue beauty rat snake.