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Lycodon bibonius, also known as Ota's wolf snake, is a species of colubrid [2] snake found on the islands of Camiguin Norte and Babuyan Claro in the Philippines. [1]
The species is definitively known only from Dalupiri Island in the Babuyan island group in the Philippines, where it was first observed in 1990. [1] [3] The known range of the species is thus only 52 square kilometers. The species may have also been observed on the nearby islands of Calayan and Camiguin Norte: however, these are yet to be ...
Like most rear-fanged snakes, the tawny cat-eyed snake is mildly venomous. Although its venom is said to be slightly stronger than most Boiga species, its rounded mouth is very unlikely to cause an envenomating bite. If it does come to a point of envenomation, there is swelling in the bite area that usually subsides within two to three days.
Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world.
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
Camiguin de Babuyanes or Mount Camiguin, is an active stratovolcano on Camiguin Island which is part of the Babuyan Islands group that is located in Luzon Strait in the Philippines, north of the island of Luzon located in the municipality of Calayan in the province of Cagayan. The volcano and the island are within the jurisdiction of the ...
The orange-eyed snake, which has an unusually smelly defense mechanism, is one of five new species discovered in the jungle canopy. ‘Drop-dead gorgeous’ new snake in South America named after ...
The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes, native to Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, four genera and 15 species are recognized. [2] Common names include primitive blind snake [2] and dawn blind snake.