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It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

It is the pupa of the oleander hawk moth

It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

The oleander hawk moth is commonly known as the elephant trunk hawk moth

It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

The weevil-nosed hawk moth takes its name from the morphology of its larvae

It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

Adult of the elephant trunk eagle moth

It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

Native to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the weevil is now extending to Europe, Russia, China, the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Japan and South Korea.

It's not a snake! Just a kind of moth pupa! Clever mimesis

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