Watch: Snakes really can do cartwheels

The dwarf reed snake, a shy non-venomous species found in Southeast Asia, performs cartwheels when threatened, the first time such a phenomenon has been recorded. Picture: Dr Evan Quah

Snakes doing cartwheels sounds as likely as the proverbial fish on a bicycle but for the first time, such an event has been recorded.

Research published in the ecology science journal Biologica has proven that those who have claimed to see the phenomenon should not have been hissed at by doubters.