New species of venomous snake registered from Northeast

New species of venomous snake registered from Northeast

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 25 2022

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  • A new venomous green snake named Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper was discovered from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
  • The snake measures about 750 mm in length
  • It looked very similar to Pope’s Pit Viper but the colour of the eyes was different.
  • This snake and the Pope’s Pit Viper have very different hemepenis, the copulatory organ.
  • According to a herpetologist, this new species was relatively common in Meghalaya, Mizoram and even in Guwahati.
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