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2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
Guanyinshan mountain pit vipers have “slender” bodies, reaching over 2 feet in length, the study said. Their heads are “pear ...
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Pit-viper
Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...
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Elusive 2-foot-long predator — with ‘dangerous’ bite — discovered as new species
They took a closer look and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Protobothrops flavirostris, or the Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper. A Protobothrops flavirostris, or Vang Vieng ...
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2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
They took a closer look at the snakes and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Ovophis zhaoermii, or the Guanyinshan mountain pit viper. An Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan ...