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Dream - A combination of Russian, British, and Thai researchers have successfully discovered a new species of snake after exploring a cave in Thailand. This particular snake has never been found before and possesses 'knife-shaped fangs' that are extremely sharp and terrifying.
"Uniknya ular berwarna cokelat tersebut memiliki sisik perut yang juga tajam. Karenanya, ular tersebut memiliki kemampuan memanjat tebing yang curam. Salah satu anggota tim peneliti, Harry Ward-Smith dari Inggris, mengungkapkan hewan merayap merupakan jenis ular yang mampu memanjat permukaan batu vertikal." "The unique brown snake has sharp belly scales. Therefore, the snake has the ability to climb steep cliffs. One of the research team members, Harry Ward-Smith from England, revealed that the crawling animal is a type of snake that can climb vertical rock surfaces."
Ward-Smith and his colleagues, Parinya Pawangkhanant from Thailand and Nikolay Poyarkov from Russia, named the creature Kukri Cave Snake. The name is used because the snake lives in limestone caves in the mountains of Thailand.
Ward-Smith, who is a reptile expert, mentioned that the sharpness of the fangs of the Kukri cave snake is part of its adaptation to the 'harsh environment'. The discovery occurred after Ward-Smith and his team climbed a five-story cliff and entered the cave to obtain samples.
Ward-Smith tells how he had to risk his life to obtain a sample of the Kukri Cave Snake.
"This is very risky but I have no choice but to do free solo climbing without ropes. "I know the importance of this snake, and I will not let it escape under any circumstances," he said."
According to him, his team's findings are very significant because the Kukri Cave Snake has a very interesting ecology. The Kukri Cave Snake lives inside and around steep limestone karst caves, and only feeds on reptile eggs to survive. Researchers are now confident that more specimens can be found further in the mountains.
Poyarkov from Lomonosov Moscow State said that underground caves can also become the habitat of this new reptile species. "This speculation can only be confirmed if further observations on O. speleoserpens are conducted in the future," he added.
Only three specimens were taken for this research but they were able to provide sufficient information to the researchers for identification. The study on this new snake species is written in an article published on the Research Gate website.
The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "The belly scales shaped like a crescent moon of this Kukri Cave Snake help it move freely on vertical surfaces. "The presence of belly scales shaped like a crescent moon helps maintain traction on rough vertical surfaces." Further research reveals that the reptile found on the border of Trang and Satun has fang-like knives."
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