Researchers wanted to study a type of snake known as an eyelash palm pit viper, according to a study published Feb. 8 in the peer-reviewed journal Evolutionary Systematics. These snakes have ...

Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at ...

In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, cottonmouths and three kinds of rattlesnakes ...

They captured four snakes and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Trimeresurus kraensis, or the Kra Isthmus pit viper. Kra Isthmus pit vipers are “long” and “thin ...

The yellow-blotched palm pit viper, or Bothriechis aurifer, was first discovered in Guatemala over 160 years ago but remains “one of the rarest species” of its group, according to a study ...

The vipers were born Oct. 11, the zoo said via its X account. Eyelash pit vipers are known for their signature “eyelash” scales — a unique evolutionary feature that helps them survive in ...

Languages: English. Researchers in China have discovered a new species of mountain pit viper with "great aggression." Scientifically named Ovophis jenkinsi, the discovery was made in the Yunnan ...