The Arunachal pit viper was found in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. | Rohan Pandit/Eaglenest Biodiversity Project The new-to-science Arunachal pit viper was perfectly camouflaged ...
If you picture the habitats frequented by venomous snakes, it is tempting to conjure up a searing desert or humid rainforest. But some venomous snakes thrive in frigid, mountainous regions ...
In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...
City-based amateur botanist Shrikant Ingalhalikar has created a replica of Bamboo Pit Viper as part of Japanese ‘paddy art’ that he has been pursuing for the last four years The replica of Bamboo Pit ...
Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts rare golden lancehead vipers. These snakes are vital for biodiversity and offer medical research potential. Their venom may aid heart disease and ...
Brazil’s Snake Island, officially Ilha da Queimada Grande, is often imagined as a realm of peril, yet its significance goes far beyond danger. This remote island is an ecological gem, home to some of ...