Fascinating Viper Uses Its Realistic Spider-Shaped Tail to Lure Prey
As if snakes weren’t scary enough on their own, some apparently have spiders for tails to raise the horror factor to infinity . The aptly named ‘spider-tailed viper’ has a bizarre arachnid-shaped appendage that it uses to attract unsuspecting prey. According to science writer Ed Yong, the fearsome snake was formally described only nine years ago, […]