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 ...

They took a closer look and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Protobothrops flavirostris, or the Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper. A Protobothrops flavirostris, or Vang Vieng ...

Now, these “ambushing” animals have been identified as a new species of snake: the red-barred green pit viper. Researchers were surveying the karst environment when they noticed the animals ...