The eyelash vipers were all previously thought to be part of a single species, but research into the snakes kicked off after a scientist was bitten by one in 2013, according to a new paper in the ...

Surprise: 5 new species of the mesmerizing eyelash viper discovered. Known for eyelash-like scales above their eyes, these brilliantly colored snakes are more diverse than scientists ever imagined.

The eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) is a snake of many names. Its English names include eyelash palm-pitviper, eyelash viper, and Schlegel’s pitviper. Among its many Spanish names are ...

Some snakes from Colombia had distinct “eyelashes” and speckled stomachs. Researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Bothriechis klebbai, or Klebba’s eyelash pit viper.

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 scales ...

Rahim’s eyelash pit vipers are tree-dwellers living in coastal forests, the study said. Researchers have found these snakes hunting, eating frogs and “perched on stems, branches, and tangled ...