The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high-altitude semiarid” part of Somaliland, the study said.

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high-altitude semiarid” part of Somaliland, the study said.

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high-altitude semiarid” part of Somaliland, the study said.

Its stomach is ivory-gray and slightly iridescent. The underside of an Oligodon cicadophagus, or cicada-eating kukri snake. Photo from Montri Sumontha via Pauwels, Donbundit, Sumontha and Meesook ...

Its stomach is ivory-gray and slightly iridescent. The underside of an Oligodon cicadophagus, or cicada-eating kukri snake. Photo from Montri Sumontha via Pauwels, Donbundit, Sumontha and Meesook ...

Scientists discovered unusual creatures in China and determined they were a new species of odd-scaled snake, according to a new study. Le-Qiang Zhu via ZooKeys A black and brown creature slithered ...

So far, the new species has only been found on Mount Fansipan, but it probably lives in China as well, the study said. Mount Fansipan is about 160 miles northwest of Hanoi and near the Vietnam ...

Its stomach is ivory-gray and slightly iridescent. The underside of an Oligodon cicadophagus, or cicada-eating kukri snake. Photo from Montri Sumontha via Pauwels, Donbundit, Sumontha and Meesook ...

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high-altitude semiarid” part of Somaliland, the study said.

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high-altitude semiarid” part of Somaliland, the study said.