Only those with 20/20 vision can spot the scary animal hiding in this long grass

It might require eagle eyesight to pick out the unusual creature slithering through this long green grass.

In a photograph posted on the social media site Reddit, someone offered up an entry for the site's Find the Sniper discussion thread where people share images of things, people or animals camouflaged in a picture.

In the frame, at first glance, it appears to be nothing more than a patch of grass, but closer inspection may reveal something more sinister making a way through the vegetation.

It might take a while to spot because the animal in front of you is the same colour as the chlorophyll-filled plant life which surrounds it.

Many people are known to have a dislike for this particular creature, with an extreme fear of it being known as ophidiophobia.

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Have you spotted it yet, it's a snake.

The well-hidden reptile can be seen making its way across the right top hand side of the frame, with its green pointed head pointing out amongst the blades of grass.

It's not revealed what species of snake it is, but with a pointed head, it could be a smooth green snake or even a green vine snake.

There are several types of snake that use green in their colouring, often to hide themselves in vegetation from potential prey. Both venomous and constrictor snakes can be green.

In the UK the common grass snake, which is not harmful to humans, is also often greenish in colour, but it usually has a yellow and black collar, pale belly, and dark markings down the sides.

Britain's only venomous snake is the adder. According to the Wildlife Trust, the adder is a relatively small, stocky snake that prefers woodland, heathland and moorland habitats.

It can be identified by its greyish colour "with a dark and very distinct zig-zag pattern down its back, and red eyes".