Synophis zaheri is short and skinny with a distinct neck that marks the transition from its slender frame to a head that features bulging, black eyes. Scientists say the non-venomous, brown-scaled ...

Commonly known as fishing snakes, the Synophis genus has been expanded with as many as three new species following a research in the Andean cloud forests of Amazonian Ecuador and Peru. Not only is the ...

Of all the animals that could be named after Harrison Ford, known for playing one of the world’s most famous fictional archaeologists, it had to be a snake. A newly discovered species of snake from ...

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This is a live individual of Synophis bogerti, one of the three new species of fishing snakes discovered in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...