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From Harry Potter books to Taylor Swift videos, snakes aren’t always portrayed in the most positive light in popular-culture.
But one beautiful species is about to change this. We’d go as far to say that you haven’t lived until you’ve seen it.
Twitter user @painthands posted a selection of photos of a snake that appears to have rainbow scales as it catches the sun. Xenopeltis unicolor is a nonvenomous colubrid originating from south-east Asia.
Can you believe mother nature decided to go this hard https://t.co/xkf2SoO8Cr— maura (@maura) 1527875274
Twitter users immediately fell in love with the reptile. Nothing has improved relations between humans and snakes this drastically since Britney’s iconic Slave 4 U performance.
This is the prettiest snake ever but I would still run away https://t.co/x6TRvnERDb— lupita🕷 (@lupita🕷) 1528006616
Members of the LGBT+ community praised the snake’s rainbow appearance, describing it as the perfect reptile for LGBT+ Pride Month.
My slytherin ass during pride month https://t.co/vnxe3S99gF— denisse 🎃 (@denisse 🎃) 1527988415
it’s pride in the snake community too https://t.co/9ZBPcWpCIX— louis (@louis) 1527996378
me on june 1st: still a snake but with a hint of extra gay https://t.co/Bgv5Jd6aGE— s ⚢ (@s ⚢) 1527984845
Though before you consider this snake as your newest pet, @painthands recommends doing your research, as Xenopeltis are notoriously difficult to look after.
Still, this is one snake we’d be OK with seeing on our plane. Well, maybe not.
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