Godfrey insisted that a 27.5-inch-long keelback snake was lurking somewhere in the picture, although it might be difficult to see at first. While the keelback has a distinctive pattern, ...

Scientists find Peters’ keelback snake sleeping in dark forest, a species considered locally extinct and not seen in 64 years, photos show.

Scientists find Peters’ keelback snake sleeping in dark forest, a species considered locally extinct and not seen in 64 years, photos show.

Scientists find Peters’ keelback snake sleeping in dark forest, a species considered locally extinct and not seen in 64 years, photos show.

Scientists find Peters’ keelback snake sleeping in dark forest, a species considered locally extinct and not seen in 64 years, photos show.

Scientists find Peters’ keelback snake sleeping in dark forest, a species considered locally extinct and not seen in 64 years, photos show.

Yingjiang keelback snakes can reach about 2.5 feet in length, the study said. They have “stout” bodies, “long” tails, “flattened” heads with “large” eyes and slightly textured scales.

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.

Yingjiang keelback snakes can reach about 2.5 feet in length, the study said. They have “stout” bodies, “long” tails, “flattened” heads with “large” eyes and slightly textured scales.

Yingjiang keelback snakes can reach about 2.5 feet in length, the study said. They have “stout” bodies, “long” tails, “flattened” heads with “large” eyes and slightly textured scales.

Yingjiang keelback snakes can reach about 2.5 feet in length, the study said. They have “stout” bodies, “long” tails, “flattened” heads with “large” eyes and slightly textured scales.