Sssay hello to Costa Rica’s new venomous snake

Monday, July 18, 2016 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

An international team of scientists has solved a case of mistaken identity and discovered a new species of venomous snake. The newly discovered Talamancan Palm-Pitviper is a striking green-and-black snake living in some of the most remote regions of Costa Rica. The coloring is a characteristic it shares with its close relative the Black-Speckled Palm-Pitviper. […]

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