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New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
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New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
by Science Nutshell · March 11, 2019
Following a series of recent surveys in north-western Liberia and south-eastern Guinea, an international team of researchers found three stiletto snakes which were later identified as a species previously unknown to science.
The discovery, published in the open-access journal Zoosystematics and Evolution by the team of Dr Mark-Oliver Roedel from the Natural History Museum, Berlin, provides further evidence for the status of the western part of the Upper Guinea forest zone as a center of rich and endemic biodiversity.
Curiously, stiletto snakes have unusual skulls and venom delivery system, allowing them to attack and stab sideways with a fang sticking out of the corner of their mouths. While most of these burrowing snakes are not venomous enough to kill a human – even though some are able to inflict serious tissue necrosis – this behaviour makes them impossible to handle using the standard approach of holding them with fingers behind the head. In fact, they can even stab with their mouths closed.
The new species, called Atractaspis branchi or Branch’s Stiletto Snake, was named to honor to the recently deceased South African herpetologist Prof. William Roy (Bill) Branch, a world leading expert on African reptiles.
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Re: New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
That's awesome! Very interesting story
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Thanks for sharing. Pretty cool read.
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that's awesome! much better snake news than Kendall Jenner getting a BP. i wanna see a vid of it striking prey!
Edit: ok this is somekinda Stilleto but not the Atractaspis branchi sub-species. very interesting. it almost looks like it's missing b/c it's closed mouth and strikes several times.
Last edited by Ax01; 03-11-2019 at 04:15 PM.
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New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
Last edited by Zincubus; 03-11-2019 at 04:41 PM.
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New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
Last edited by Zincubus; 03-11-2019 at 04:42 PM.
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Yes, thanks from me too. Fascinating! High-5's to nature (natural selection) for creative solutions.
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Re: New species of snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
Originally Posted by Ax01
that's awesome! much better snake news than Kendall Jenner getting a BP. i wanna see a vid of it striking prey!
Originally Posted by Zincubus
What a beautiful creature , though
Nice snake too ...
maybe she will join the forum and ask for your help w/ taming the snake or something.
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