“Crying snake” – a new reptilian species discovered in

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A “crying snake” has been discovered in the newly-formed Lepa Rada district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Till now, snakes have been known only to make hissing sounds. Therefore, the discovery of a new species of “crying snake” by Jayaditya Purkayastha, a zoologist based in Guwahati, Assam, has caught the attention of the zoological field.

Purkayastha claims to have found the unique snake in Barsar district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The binomial nomenclature of this snake is Hebius lacrima. This snake is said to be non-venomous.

“The name for this keelback was suggested because of a dark spot under its eyes looking like a black tear that interrupts a white stripe running along the upper jaw to the back of its head and beyond,” Purkayastha was quoted as saying.

He found the snake in a paddy field. It was almost 49 centimetres long. It had to be compared with 44 other species for completion of its identification.

Picture courtesy: Oneindia.com

Sibin Panayil Soman

Regional Head, IndSamachar