The Harry Potter books have been around for over 20 years now and they are still so popular. So popular in fact that even scientists are turning to the beloved novels and there is now a newly discovered kind of snake named after one of the characters. The snake is such an important part of Harry Potter culture. It’s not only the mascot for the Slytherin house but Voldemort’s fiercely loyal snake Nagini was also a Horcrux.
The new species of snake was named after one of the four Hogwarts founders Salazar Slytherin. It’s called Trimeresurus salazar, or “Salazar’s pit viper”. “The Salazar’s pit viper is the most recently-discovered animal in the genus Trimeresurus, which are venomous and often found throughout East and Southeast Asia. Males of the Salazar’s pit viper have one noteworthy characteristic — an orange-red stripe on the side of their heads.”
The newly discovered snake can be read about in the most recent publication of the Zoosystematics and Evolution journal. It’s definitely a fitting name for such a cunning creature.
Picture and information from Comicbook.com
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