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Animal world
Find the gecko live in the snake mouth
American scientists found a species of chameleon living in a snake's mouth in Africa.
Animal world
Snakes have legs in China
Dean Qiongxiu - a 66-year-old woman in Suining, Sichuan Province - saw an animal clinging to the wall of the bedroom at midnight.
Animal world
Sea snakes know how to make the same head and tail
A very poisonous sea snake that repels predators by a trick of making predators that their tail is their head, according to Marine Ecology on August 6.
Animal world
Decipher the mystery of snakes' ability to crawl
American scientists have found the secret to help snakes crawl on smooth surfaces. Discovery helps us solve one of the oldest mysteries.
Animal world
Discovered two new snakes
A new snake named snakes apricot Gia Lai - Calamaria gialaiensis Ziegler - has been discovered at Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Gia Lai province.
Animal world
Cannibalism helps rattlesnakes recover after birth
Researchers from Mexico, the United States and Spain have recently obtained the first quantitative description of the cannibalistic behavior of Crotalus polystictus afte…
Animal world
Discover the cheek snake found only in Tam Dao National Park
Animal researchers have just discovered in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc province, 555mm long cheek snake - one of 19 or 20 species of Opisthotropis cheek snake in th…
Animal world
Discovering lizards and green snakes only in Vietnam
Two endemic species of Vietnamese lizard-legged lizard and one species of continental snake Hon Son have just been discovered on the mountains separating the Truong Son…
Animal world
Snakes look very poor
Except for a few animals that have a special ability to hunt in the daytime, most snakes do not see well. Usually, they only see shapes, not see details.
Animal world
Desert snakes hear mouse steps with jaws
Only a few decades ago, some scientists suspected snakes could not hear. Snakes don't have ears and ears outside, so it's hard to find out why this reptile can pick up s…
Animal world
Snakes cross poisonous newts in the evolutionary race
Although snakes don't know fugu - a delicious seafood made from blowfish that is known for its extremely toxic substance; But if a non-poisonous snake with a long stripe…
Animal world
Detection of giant poisonous snakes in Kenya
A giant, 2.7 meter long African cobra and a venom containing enough to kill at least 15 people, was discovered on a Kenyan snake farm.
Animal world
Too hungry, snakes eat their hearts
Some snakes can survive without food for two years, by digesting their own hearts, a new study reveals. Others survive by hatching their heads to increase their chances…