Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Researchers in China have discovered a new species of mountain pit viper with "great aggression." Scientifically named Ovophis jenkinsi, the discovery was made in the Yunnan province, in the remote ...

Scientists in China found a 2-foot-long predator with a “mesh pattern” on its eyes and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Jonathan Mabey via Unsplash As night fell across southern ...

A new “cryptic” green pit viper species was discovered in the forests at the end of China’s Nujiang Grand Canyon, according to a study. Liang Y-T, Ding L, Vogel G, Chen Z-N, Wu Z-J (2025) ...

Two new species of venomous snakes were just added to Asia’s fauna – the Nujiang pit viper (Gloydius lipipengi) from Zayu, Tibet, and the Glacier pit viper (G. swild) found west of the Nujiang River ...

A new species of venomous pit viper was described from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Site in China. Found in the touristic Zharu Valley, Gloydius lateralis was named after its ...