Flat snake?

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Ya unfortunately that is certainly a burm. Google search african rock python and you can see that the patterning is very different between the two. Similarly colored to some extent but the pattern is much more random and broken on the ARP.

But to answer the flatness question, it could have been cold and found a nice warm rock, and they flatten out to increase the surface area of their bodies touching the warm surface to more effectively thermoregulate.

Not apparent in the picture but snakes will also flatten out when they are trying to avoid predation. Ever tried to pick up a blood python when it didn't want to be picked up. They flatten out like a pancake and makes it actually very difficult to get your fingers under them.

There are many reasons why snakes do flatten out, but that one looks to be manipulating it's body for some form of thermoregulation.

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