46-Year-Old Woman Discovered The Bizarre Creature In Her Garden
46-year-old Lujan Eroles live in the quiet town of Santa Fe in Argentina. When she was walking in her courtyard, she saw strange creature measures four inches (10cm), Its skin looks like snake. A moment of shock and awe when she stumbled upon a peculiar creature in her garden. What she initially mistook for a snake turned out to be a fascinating example of nature’s mimicry. Scroll down for video.
'One thing for sure it's not a caterpillar because it has no legs', he said. 'This may be the head of a viper', commented another Facebook user, Fernando Garcia.'A disabled snake. He better not go into the woods', said Cheryl Bagley, who was among the 3,000 people who commented on Ms Eroles' post. Many have suggested that the creature is an Elephant Hawk-Moth Caterpillar, known for their horn-like curved spines. Hawk-Moth Caterpillars can be found in a range of habitats, including open countryside, woodlands and city gardens. It has two large 'eye-markings' behind the head which tricks predators into thinking it's bigger than it is.