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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New species of venomous snake registered from Northeast