New Snake Species has Horns and Is Already Considered Endangered

Introducing Matilda’s horned snake, so named because the scientist in Tanzania who made the discovery has a young daughter named – you guessed it – Matilda.

It’s a “horned” snake, at least in name, because it has scales above its eyes that look like horns.

Add Matilda’s horned snake to the list of hundreds of new species found every year. Sadly, Matilda’s horned snake is already considered to be endangered because it has a small natural habitat that’s slowly being destroyed by illegal logging.

That’s why Matilda’s dad is keeping the location of Matilda’s horned snake a secret and is trying to establish a breeding colony.

To find out more, read this Science Daily article.

How Weird is This? – Climate Change Seems to Make Lizards Smarter

It’s not a question you’re likely to ask, but researchers in Australia did.

And because they did, we now know that climate change appears to make lizards smarter.

What good is it to know that? You decide. Personally, Earth Preservers thinks it’s cool knowing that lizards, if they are allowed to incubate in warmer surroundings, may be as smart as birds.

Not that it will do them much good in the long run. Scientists believe that climate change may wipe out one out of every five species of lizard in the world – some four or five in total.

To find out more, read this story from Mongabay.com.