New orange-black snake discovered in Mexico

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaAug 16, 2016, 7:40 am187 pts
Scientists have described a strikingly colored new species of snake from the mountains of east-central Mexico. This snake, with a vivid orange and black banding pattern on its body, belongs to the genus Geophis, a group that is commonly referred to as earth snakes. Researchers have named the new species Geophis…

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