Genetic material in soil can indicate rare snake's presence
Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake, the longest native snake in the United ...
EurekAlert!1 天
To find rare snakes, we can look to the soil
Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake using environmental DNA (eDNA) from soil ...
‘Rarest snake’ in the US hatches at Tennessee zoo — and there are 113 eggs left
An extremely rare snake has hatched at a Tennessee zoo as part of efforts to save the species from extinction, the zoo said.
Center for Biological Diversity1 年
Legal Victory Gives Southern Hognose Snake Another Chance at Endangered Species Protections
The species lives in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. In 2019 the agency wrongly denied the southern hognose snake protection despite population declines of at least 60%. The species has ...
朝日新聞社3 年
Rare observation of striped snake shedding its skin in the wild
A nature photographer captured images of a striped snake molting in a rice paddy in Shiga Prefecture, a rare observation even among serpents in captivity. With the weather warming up, snakes have ...