{"id":120845,"date":"2023-11-06T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120845"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:00:15","slug":"venomous-snake-with-weird-forked-penis-could-pose-a-threat-to-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/venomous-snake-with-weird-forked-penis-could-pose-a-threat-to-humans\/","title":{"rendered":"Venomous snake with weird forked penis could &#8216;pose a threat to humans&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A newly-discovered venomous snake with form for attacking people and who boasts a strange forked penis could be a danger to humans, according to experts.<\/p>\n<p> The Uetz&apos;s pit viper, a new species discovered in central and southern Myanmar, has haemotoxic venom that can destroy red blood cells and cause organ degeneration. Herpetologist Gernot Vogel confirmed the snake&apos;s venomous nature, stating: &quot;The species poses a threat to humans, although it should not usually be fatal.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>His co-author, Tan Van Nguyen of Vietnam&apos;s Duy Tan University, added that the snake is known for frequently attacking humans in certain regions of Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Vladimir Putin lookalike says family &apos;fear for his safety&apos; but he won&apos;t grow a beard<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest brilliantly b<\/i><\/b><b><i>izarre news from the Daily Star, <\/i><\/b><b><i>click here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The snake was identified as a new species due to its unique eye and body colour, as well as the male&apos;s &quot;much shorter&quot; and &quot;deeply forked&quot; genitals. Dr Vogel explained: &quot;Every snake has two hemipenes, and hundreds of reptiles have a forked hemipenis.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31374743.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_PAY-PNSNAKEWANG05JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have no idea if it has some benefit maybe it&apos;s better for pairing on trees and bushes, but it is not certain that there is some reason.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In life, Uetz&apos;s pit viper has a vibrant green colour. But the new species was identified using preserved specimens, collected from 1998 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p>How it hunts is therefore best deduced from related snakes. &quot;It sits motionless in the bushes waiting for reptiles, frogs, mice or birds,&quot; said Dr Vogel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31374745.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_PAY-PNSNAKEWANG04JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31372039.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Image.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Former lag who is pals with Charles Bronson opens up on &apos;traumatic&apos; crime life<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;This new species was described recently, so of course there is no data available, but that is the typical behaviour of the green species of this genus.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 study of confirmed or suspected Trimeresurus bites in Myanmar found multiple patients suffered swelling and problems with blood clotting.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 355 cases, 21 suffered acute kidney injury also known as acute renal failure with one of these needing dialysis.<\/p>\n<p>The new species was given the scientific name Trimeresurus uetzi in honour of Peter Uetz, a scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University, who created the Reptile Database.<\/p>\n<p>Gernot Vogel, Tan Van Nguyen and their co-author Patrick David published their study in the journal Zootaxa.<\/p>\n<p><b> * An AI tool was used to add an extra layer to the editing process for this story. 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