Guanyinshan mountain pit vipers have “slender” bodies, reaching over 2 feet in length, the study said. Their heads are “pear ...

was a stark and stylized viper head. It used bold black and white contrasts to create a sense of strength and purpose. The sharp lines and triangular eye gave the snake a menacing appearance ...

Their “short” tails have a “series of white spots ... Irregular black patches run down the snakes’ backs. Pit vipers are generally venomous, but researchers did not provide details ...