Recently, researchers from the Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region, Qinghai University and other units discovered a new species of Bamboo Pit Viper in Yadong County of China’s Xizang, which has been officially named the "Yadong Bamboo Pit Viper" , and the finding was recently published in the international journal Animals.

Photo: Xizang Daily

Editor: Xie Wensi, Ni Weijing, Zheng Yujie

Translator: Ni Weijing, Zhi Xinghua

Review: Yang Guangyuan, Dong Xiuli