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Snake Anatomy 101: What Makes a Snake, Inside and Out
Finely tuned for survival, snakes have specialized anatomy that let them thrive in ... Found on the faces of species like pit vipers, these organs let snakes detect warm-blooded prey, even in ...
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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 pattern.” Their “short” ...
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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 Guanyinshan mountain pit viper. An Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan ...