---
author:
    email: mail@petermolnar.net
    image: https://petermolnar.net/favicon.jpg
    name: Peter Molnar
    url: https://petermolnar.net
copies:
- http://web.archive.org/web/20190624125911/https://petermolnar.net/not-a-snake/
- https://flickr.com/photos/petermolnareu/39680756653
- https://pmlnr.tumblr.com/post/671098602927554560/not-a-snake
lang: en
published: '2019-01-06T18:00:00+00:00'
tags:
- branch
- rocks
- snake
title: That is not a snake

---

![](not-a-snake.jpg)

That piece of driftwood genuinely scared me when I spotted it through
the rocks. The moment you move or zoom closer, the illusion disappears.