Snakes' secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage
In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...
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New species of parrot snake described in Brazil’s threatened Cerrado
By Shanna Hanbury A new species of parrot snake lay undetected for nearly nine years in a scientific collection in Brazil. It ...
"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...
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 ...
‘Dangerous’ biting creatures and prehistoric ‘gentle giant’: See the latest new species
Learn more about some of the best new discoveries: ...
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Grocery worker finds 'mildly venomous' snake in a box of bananas
An employee at Market Basket in Manchester found the ornate cat-eyed snake inside a shipment. The snake is now being handled by rescue organizations.
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47 inches and a very long snout – Scientists in India find a mysterious lifeless creature never seen before – it is a new species
While strolling near a village in northeastern India, two scientists stumbled upon a lifeless, 4-foot-long creature. What ...
Elusive 2-foot-long predator — with ‘dangerous’ bite — discovered as new species
As night settled across Laos, an elusive 2-foot-long predator emerged from its hiding place and began climbing along the ...
The Sun1mon
New species of 7ft snake has invaded UK, warn researchers – and they could be seeking refuge in your HOUSE
A NEW invasive species of snake could be escaping the cold by crawling into people's houses, researchers have warned. Aesculapian snakes, which can grow to over 7ft long, originally escaped from ...
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Aesculapian snake: Britain has a new snake species – but should it be allowed to stay?
New species arrive regularly in the UK with the ... Our new study in north Wales focused on one such migrant. Aesculapian snakes (Zamenis longissimus) are nonvenomous reptiles that mostly eat ...