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The tests took place in a small arena with specific time intervals. This was to avoid stress and prevent the snakes from ...

To reach their findings, scientists looked at DNA sequences of over 4,500 mock viper genes. This allowed them to understand more about the snake's lineage and how they are related to other snakes.

Further investigation revealed that the snake he picked up really was harmless: a mock viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus) that has evolved several features to look like its venomous distant ...

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The mock viper represents a completely unique branch in the tree of life of snakes, and hence, it has been allocated into its own new family named Psammodynastidae.

And rat snakes don’t seem to be special among nonvenomous snakes, Penning said. Preliminary evidence suggests that several other species are capable of moving as fast as vipers, too.