2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
Photo from Liu, Hou, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao and Li (2025) Guanyinshan mountain pit vipers have “slender” bodies, reaching over ...
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2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
Irregular black patches run down the snakes’ backs. Pit vipers are generally venomous, but researchers did not provide details on the venom of the new species. An Ovophis zhaoermii, or ...
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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 shaped” with “small” eyes covered in a “black mesh ...