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.

Peters’ keelback snakes have “large” eyes, a distinctive color pattern and textured scales. The species had been found in Singapore in the early 1900s but was last seen 64 years ago and ...

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.

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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.

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.