The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Intrigued, they caught it, took a closer look and realized they’d discovered a new species: Dendrelaphis thasuni, or Thasun’s bronzeback. A Dendrelaphis thasuni, or Thasun’s bronzeback.

Intrigued, he took a closer look at the animals, compared them with other known species and soon realized he’d discovered a new species: Dendrelaphis atra, or the atra tree snake. A Dendrelaphis ...

They turned out to be a new species: Dendrelaphis roseni, or Rosen’s tree snake. A Dendrelaphis roseni, or Rosen’s tree snake. Photo from and shared by Fred Kraus Rosen’s tree snakes are ...