Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama

With its blood-red eyes and red, black and yellow scales, the Marley’s Snail-eating snake looks like it could end your life with a bite. But this delicate snake, Sibon marleyae, is harmless, as are the four other snail-eating snake species recently found in Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia. Researchers described these five new-to-science snakes from the … Continue reading Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama