[img][/img]We’re not sure we’d like to stumble upon this
strange creature while on holiday in the
Amazon, but a new type of snake has been
discovered in Brazil - and it looks like a penis!
According to The Sun, biologists came across
the Atretochoana eiselti, which they’ve dubbed the ‘floppy snake’ while examining a
hydroelectric dam on a river in the Amazon.
The creature, which resembles a male
manhood, is eyeless and from a family of ‘blind
snake’ closely related to the salamander.
Six of the snakes were found living at the bottom of the Madeira River in the northern
state of Rondonia in Brazil.
Julian Tupan, a biologist for the Santo Antonio
Energy company which is building the dam,
told Brazil’s Estadao website: ‘Of the six we
collected, one died, three were released back into the wild and another two were kept for
studies. Tupan said that very little is known about the
lungless and limbless amphibians.
He said: ‘Despite looking like snakes, they
aren’t reptiles and are more closely related to
salamanders and frogs.
‘We think the animal breathes through its skin, and probably feeds on small fish and worms,
but there is still nothing proven.
He added: ‘The Amazon is a box of surprises
when it comes to reptiles and amphibians.
There are still much more to be discovered.’
The creatures were discovered last November when a stretch of the Madeira River was being
drained but they were only made known to the
public yesterday after their genus was finally
confirmed.

Source;http://info-zonez..com/2012/08/photos-new-species-of-snake-discovered.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook&m=1[img]We’re not sure we’d like to stumble upon this
strange creature while on holiday in the
Amazon, but a new type of snake has been
discovered in Brazil - and it looks like a penis!
According to The Sun, biologists came across
the Atretochoana eiselti, which they’ve dubbed the ‘floppy snake’ while examining a
hydroelectric dam on a river in the Amazon.
The creature, which resembles a male
manhood, is eyeless and from a family of ‘blind
snake’ closely related to the salamander.
Six of the snakes were found living at the bottom of the Madeira River in the northern
state of Rondonia in Brazil.
Julian Tupan, a biologist for the Santo Antonio
Energy company which is building the dam,
told Brazil’s Estadao website: ‘Of the six we
collected, one died, three were released back into the wild and another two were kept for
studies. Tupan said that very little is known about the
lungless and limbless amphibians.
He said: ‘Despite looking like snakes, they
aren’t reptiles and are more closely related to
salamanders and frogs.
‘We think the animal breathes through its skin, and probably feeds on small fish and worms,
but there is still nothing proven.
He added: ‘The Amazon is a box of surprises
when it comes to reptiles and amphibians.
There are still much more to be discovered.’
The creatures were discovered last November when a stretch of the Madeira River was being
drained but they were only made known to the
public yesterday after their genus was finally
confirmed.

Source;http://info-zonez..com/2012/08/photos-new-species-of-snake-discovered.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook&m=1[/img]We’re not sure we’d like to stumble upon this
strange creature while on holiday in the
Amazon, but a new type of snake has been
discovered in Brazil - and it looks like a penis!
According to The Sun, biologists came across
the Atretochoana eiselti, which they’ve dubbed the ‘floppy snake’ while examining a
hydroelectric dam on a river in the Amazon.
The creature, which resembles a male
manhood, is eyeless and from a family of ‘blind
snake’ closely related to the salamander.
Six of the snakes were found living at the bottom of the Madeira River in the northern
state of Rondonia in Brazil.
Julian Tupan, a biologist for the Santo Antonio
Energy company which is building the dam,
told Brazil’s Estadao website: ‘Of the six we
collected, one died, three were released back into the wild and another two were kept for
studies. Tupan said that very little is known about the
lungless and limbless amphibians.
He said: ‘Despite looking like snakes, they
aren’t reptiles and are more closely related to
salamanders and frogs.
‘We think the animal breathes through its skin, and probably feeds on small fish and worms,
but there is still nothing proven.
He added: ‘The Amazon is a box of surprises
when it comes to reptiles and amphibians.
There are still much more to be discovered.’
The creatures were discovered last November when a stretch of the Madeira River was being
drained but they were only made known to the
public yesterday after their genus was finally
confirmed.

Source;http://info-zonez..com/2012/08/photos-new-species-of-snake-discovered.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook&m=1