It turned out to be a new species. Researchers wanted to study a group of snakes known as eyelash pit vipers, according to a study published Feb. 8 in the peer-reviewed journal Evolutionary ...

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 ...

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 ...

Then there are the pit vipers. Found in a wide variety of habitats, from jungles to deserts, these snakes use powerful infrared sensors located near their nostrils to hunt for prey in the darkness ...

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 ...

Pit vipers related to rattlesnakes but much more poisonous, they swarm in the undergrowth, festoon the trees. They are found nowhere else in all the world, and their control of the mile-long ...

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 ...