A stock image of a common bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) in India. iStock / Getty Images Plus. Unlike other related species, atra tree snakes—which are named after the Latin word ...

A 200-year-old mystery surrounding the Western Ghats' bronzeback tree snake has been solved by researchers. Using DNA analysis and taxonomy, the team confirmed the snake as a distinct species ...

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

The Thasun’s bronzeback snake was “found near the summit” of the mountain, the study said. It was “adept at moving fast through the trees, but its movement shifted awkwardly when on the ...

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.

Scientists found 2-foot-long snake inflating itself to scare off predators on mountain peak and discovered new species: Thasun’s bronzeback, study said.