Reports of their venomous bites have been greatly exaggerated. Only about 15 percent of snakes have harmful venom. The number ...

Beyond the typical browns and greens, a world of vibrant snakes exists, adorned with striking colors and patterns. From the iridescent scales of the Rainbow Boa to the dazzling hues of the San ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...