The new species, named Salmoneus manningi, is “overall whitish” with “ivory white” asymmetrical claws, researchers described.

"The species has ... alligators or water snakes." "Scientists are concerned about the potential for invasion in new waterways and the detrimental effects it could have on Florida’s biodiversity.

Dancing with a Burmese python is how the Python Huntress Amy Siewe described a recent encounter she had with the invasive snake that resides ... havoc with the South Florida ecosystem.

Read more: 13 New Animal Species That Were Discovered ... There are about 50 different types of native snake species in Florida. However, Burmese pythons are not one of them.

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

It turned out to be a new species. Jakob Hallermann and Oliver Hawlitschek decided to try and sort out a “common” yet often misidentified group of snakes known as African House snakes ...

Tulyasuk sent them to scientists, who took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Oligodon cicadophagus, or the cicada-eating kukri snake. An Oligodon ...