Scientists film rare wolf snake in Tibet

Last year, scientist Xiaoqi Mi made an amazing discovery. While shining a flashlight on the trunks of numerous trees along a road in Tibet, the scientists noticed an extremely non-poisonous rare wolf snake climbing up one of the trunks.

Here's What We Know

This species was first discovered in 1878 and has been spotted and collected only ten times since its discovery. The last of these rare creatures to be caught in Tibet was found more than 14 years ago, in 2010. Scientists and other researchers published a new study based on the findings in ZooKeys.

The Gammie's wolf snake, or Lycodon gammiei as it is more scientifically known, is a long, thin snake with a yellow collar around its neck. It has alternating black and yellowish-green stripes along its body.

Xiaoqi Mi managed to take several photos of the snake. This rare species of snake is found only in Tibet, Bhutan and India.

These new photos only help to emphasise how well the snake can blend in with its environment. The rare snake was last seen in Medog County, which is located in southeastern Tibet and just outside the snake's previously known range.

The specimen they found is approximately three feet long and was found last August. Being able to study its DNA should help scientists learn more about the rare snake so they can better understand how it survives and perhaps even why it seems to be so rare.

Source: BGR