Optical Illusion: Can You Spot The Deadly Snake In The Trees?

Optical illusions often leave people confused and eager to figure out the logic behind them. People go crazy for days or maybe just hours, before some genius drops a simple solution, making all those hours of thinking a massive waste of time!

Can you spot the snake in this optical illusion?

If you are a sucker for good optical illusions, then here is another one for you. A puzzling image challenges viewers to find the deadly snake hidden in the trees.

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The snake seamlessly blends in with the shrubs and trees as it makes its way to find some prey.

The picture was posted by Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers on Facebook and asked their followers to spot the snake.

"Spot the Snake Sunday is Back! Everyones favourite and sometimes frustrating game is back and ready for you to have a go. I think this one is pretty easy..." the caption read.

The willy snake had social media users scratching their heads, with many saying there was no snake.

"You're kidding right?" one user commented

"Can¡¯t find it so it must be a invisible snake," a user wrote.

"There are just green branches. Can someone find the snake and let me know? " a third user said.

"Well either nothing is there or I'm dead from stepping on it," a user joked

But if you look a little closer, you'll find the deadly animal nestled in a tree branch in the top left corner of the picture.

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How do optical illusions work?

Optical illusions reveal how one's brain works, and there are many claims about how they decode personality types, whether you are left-brained or right-brained, etc.

Simply put, when you look at something, what you are really seeing is the light that bounced off of it and entered your eye. This converts the light into electrical impulses that your brain can turn into an image.

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The process only takes about a tenth of a second, but your eyes receive a constant stream of light and a significant amount of information, which is why it is really difficult for your brain to focus on everything at once.

Your brain takes shortcuts, further simplifying what you see to help you concentrate on what is required. This helps compensate for your brain¡¯s tenth-of-a-second processing lag. This trait actually helped early humans survive encounters with fast predators.

While some optical illusions trick us into seeing motion, others trick our brains into perceiving colours or shades that are not visibly present.

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