bat-snake: periegesisvoid: Juvenile punks are brightly colored as a form of protective visibility, a
bat-snake: periegesisvoid: Juvenile punks are brightly colored as a form of protective visibility, allowing their parents to find them easily and preventing injuries such as traffic mishaps and accidental mosh pit squishing. As they mature, punks develop their darker, studded adult plumage. That was…not the description I was expecting, but it’s perfect. -- source link