Researchers discovered two new species of snake eels in Vietnam, one with "robust" teeth and one with "sharp" teeth.
Alongside a mountain road in northern Venezuela, a venomous creature tucked up its 1-foot-long body and hid under a rock to wait for nightfall. The lurking animal caught the attention of passing ...
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During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...
Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the Vietnamese name “cửu long,” which means “nine dragons” ...
During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking snakes. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and soon realized they’d discovered a new species ...
Trawlers looked at their net; they’d caught a new species. Researchers visited the Mekong River estuary near Ho Chi Minh City several times in 2023 to search for a group of fish known as snake ...