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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the backdrop of deaths resulting from pit viper bites in Kasaragod and Idukki districts, demands are rising to develop anti-snake venom for a variety of vipers found in the state. While the vipers in question -- Anamalai pit viper, hump-nosed pit viper, Travancore pit viper and Malabar pit viper -- are not highly venomous, they come under the …

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Malabar Pit Viper

New breeds of species are discovered every now and then. Not too long ago, a group of three scientists discovered a new species of snake called Trimeresurus Uetzi in Myanmar. The scientist trio were studying the origin and different species of Pit Vipers in southeast Asia, when they encountered Trimeresurus Uetzi, according to a study published in the journal Zootaxa …

Pit Vipers

Covering an area of 73 hectares, Shedao Island is around 10 km off the coast of Dalian, a city in Northeast China. Sun and his colleagues have guarded Shedao Island or Snake Island for almost four decades, saving the Shedao Island pit viper, a species endemic to the island, from extinction. Battles among snakes, birds and humans Shedao Island pit …