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Seen on a muddy road, not very long about 40 to 50 cm. slender.

Seemed to not like the muddy road surface and when trying to move seemed to move slowly despite slithering hectically, Eventually shepherded off the road to grassy sides where it quickly disappeared into undergrowth

Spotted by @babloo_farswan , while we are out on a night walk

Babloo's observations is here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242725027

Variations of colour, shade, and distributions of spots, besides their body sizes - which of course could be due to their life stages - is simply mindboggling, and quite confusing (at least for me). Unless one is thoroughly experienced in dealing with this species this Beetle seems to be a huge challenge to ID.