In the mountains of western Iran, the spider-tailed horned viper hunts using an extraordinary deceptive tactic. Its tail, resembling a spider, lures unsuspecting birds and lizards, showcasing a ...

Reptiles Alive! has a spider-tailed horned viper on display, the only one of its kind currently in the United States. The ...

This summer in Chicago, the Field Museum will open a new exhibit, featuring a rare specimen not seen anywhere else in U.S.

If I wanted to voluntarily have a panic attack in public, I'd just climb a tall ladder while holding a snake. But since I'm ...

The Iranian spider-tailed horned viper, Pseudocerastes urarachnoides, in 2018. Photo dated 1 January 2018. (Wikimedia Commons via Cal Photos/Public/By Omid Mozaffari - https: ...

A closer inspection of the bag revealed three spider-tailed horned viper snakes, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit viper snakes. A bucket of Indonesian pit viper snakes seized by ...

On 01.06.2025, officers at CSMIA seized 3 Spider-Tailed Horned Vipers & 5 Asian Leaf Turtles (CITES Appendix-II), along with 44 Indonesian Pit Vipers, concealed in checked-in baggage.

Authorities have seized spider-tailed horned vipers, Asian leaf turtles and Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger Authorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare ...

Spider tailed horned viper and its remarkable camouflage. The spider-tailed horned viper’s tail tip is a marvel of evolution.