Colorful Snake
Even though Peter was paying extremely close attention, he still managed to walk right past this snake because it was so obvious. Nearly everything in his immediate environment was green or brown, which is typically ideal camouflage for an animal such as a snake. However, the animal had a coloration that was very unusual and vivid…
He Knows A Little About Snakes
Peter did not have a lot of knowledge about snakes, but he did recall that it was extremely unusual for animals to have these kinds of color patterns because it removed their ability to hide in the environment. The one and only kind of animal that still looks like this is typically extremely poisonous, and the colors serve as a warning to potential predators.