It's not a snake — really

  If it looks like a snake, it's a snake. Unless, of course, it's a lizard.

This from one of our New Delhi correspondents, Ashok Sharma, who reports that an Indian zoologist has found a new species of limbless lizard. Seen above, it looks a lot like a snake. Or a spotted, deflated bicycle tire.

Some key differences:
1.Snakes can zigzag. Lizards move straight and would pass DUI tests.
2.Snakes can coil. Lizards lack flexibility.
3.Lizards bite and chew their prey; snakes swallow whole.