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[ReptileRascals]

I have read a bit on this topic and found a whole load of ideas,Here is just a couple I found amusing...

1 The colours mimic bananas hanging in trees!
Do bananas even grow in the area???
2 The colours are to ware off preditors!
What predators are there???
3 The colours are to identify the age of the snake!
Why would the snakes need colour to identify each others age???

There is plenty more suggestions floating around on this topic...
IMO the efforts made at identifying why the colour change occurs by researchers/herpers is a bit of a joke.I find some of these guesses to be the very height of good humour.The suggestions/opinions made by some of these people vary from ludicrous to just plain stupid.The fact is nobody knows exactly why they are the colour they are or even why they change colours with age,I don't even know if there will ever be an answer to why.

The mystery surrounding these beautiful creatures is the reason it has become the Australian icon for herpetology...