SNAKES ALIVE: Beautiful New Species Of Rare Burrowing Snake Discovered

Phalotris shawnella, the non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, that was discovered in Paraguay.
Note: Press release photo(Jean-Paul Brouard/Newsflash). Phalotris shawnella, the non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, that was discovered in Paraguay. Note: Press release photo(Jean-Paul Brouard/Newsflash).
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17 May 2022
This strikingly beautiful burrowing snake that was previously unknown to science has been discovered in Paraguay and is making waves because of its colouration as well as its rarity. Described in a new study published in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution as a non-venomous member of...