'Watch Your Step': Can You Spot the Snake Camouflaged in the ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has challenged social media followers to spot a slithering snake lurking in the grass.

The government department issued a challenge on its Facebook page to find the common garter snake.

But the photos shared of grass made it appear at first as if nothing was hiding in either photo.

The April 24, post read: "If you're having a hard time finding the common garter snake in these pictures, don't feel bad. The snake's camouflage is working.

"Snakes and other creatures use camouflage to blend into their environment to either protect themselves from predators or give them an advantage while hunting prey.

"You can find them in a variety of environments including H2Ohio wetlands. Don't forget to watch your step when you're out enjoying the nice weather."

Fortunately, many keen-eyed people in the comment section were able to locate the snake in both photos.

In the first photo, the small snake can be found a little to the right from the middle while in the second photo, the reptile is seen slithering in the left side of the photo.

The Eastern garter snake is the most common in Ohio and is found across the state.

According to Cleveland.com: "Normally, it is marked with a pattern of three light stripes on a darker background.

"One stripe runs down the center of the back with a lateral stripe on the second and third rows of scales on each side.

"These stripes are usually yellow, but maybe shades of green, brown, or blue. In some snakes, the lateral stripes are dominated or replaced by dark spots."

The Eastern garter snake is non-venomous but can be aggressive and ready to strike and bite, which in turn can cause an allergic reaction.

They can grow to be between 18 to 26 inches long and have a variety of colors and patterns across their body.

Eastern garter snakes typically feed during the day and can make earthworms, spiders, small fish and frogs into snacks. But they can fall prey to hawks, raccoons larger snakes, and several other animals.

Newsweek has contacted the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for comment via email.

For those keen to see if they can spot more snakes in photos, Newsweek has shared several puzzling pictures.

A recent photo of a camouflaged venomous snake in a South Carolina swamp left the internet stumped.

In another photo, an image showed a snake lurking near a backyard pool and left many people online a little unsettled.