Deep-sea worms waiting in ambush and reptiles lurking on walking trails: See new species
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Snake Causes Havoc on Japanese Bullet Train
A "stowaway" snake brought a Japanese high-speed bullet train to a standstill on the Nagoya-Tokyo route yesterday, with a delay of nearly 20 minutes on the famously punctual service. The reptile ...
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Elusive 2-foot-long predator — with ‘dangerous’ bite — discovered as new species
They took a closer look and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Protobothrops flavirostris, or the Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper. A Protobothrops flavirostris, or Vang Vieng ...
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Japan declares Amami-Oshima Island to be mongoose-free
Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced ... to Amami-Oshima in 1979 to exterminate the habu snake, a poisonous pit viper. A mongoose and a habu snake face down each other.
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2-foot-long predator — with ‘mesh pattern’ on its eyes — discovered as new species
They took a closer look at the snakes and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Ovophis zhaoermii, or the Guanyinshan mountain pit viper. An Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan ...
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Fire pit found in Tokushima hints at advanced mining process
ANAN, Tokushima Prefecture—Anan city officials announced on Jan. 19 that the oldest trace of “shinsha" (cinnabar) mining in Japan was found ... in fiscal 2023, a pit approximately 40 ...
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360-DEGREE LIVES: For campers, venomous ‘mamushi’ are a constant risk
Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...