High up in the mountains of Colombia, a scaly creature balanced its 2-foot-long body on a branch. The predator had its red eyes on its next meal. But other sets of eyes were watching it, too. Nearby ...

Five new species of brightly colored vipers have been discovered, hidden deep within the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. The eyelash vipers were all previously thought to be part of a single ...

In 2013, biologist Alejandro Arteaga had just co-authored a book about the amphibians and reptiles of Mindo, Ecuador, complete with a beautiful, lime-colored eyelash viper on the cover. The only ...

In a forest of Ecuador, a roughly 1-foot-long creature with spiky “eyelashes” perched on a plant and waited. The venomous animal was hunting, but what came along next was not a meal. Scientists ...

A group of scientists led by researchers of Khamai Foundation discovered five dazzling new species of eyelash vipers in the jungles and cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. This groundbreaking ...

The vipers were born Oct. 11, the zoo said via its X account. Eyelash pit vipers are known for their signature “eyelash” scales — a unique evolutionary feature that helps them survive in their habitat ...

A new clutch of golden eyelash vipers just hatched small, alert, and already showing off their vivid color and signature scales. They’re calm now, but don’t let the size fool you these babies are born ...

There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation, one would think that you’d be tripping on serpents every time you ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long animal with red eyes in the mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Colombia. Photo from hector orjuela via Unsplash ...