There is a snake that has a tail that resembles a spider that helps it hunt!

There is a snake that has a tail that resembles a spider that helps it hunt!

The Spider-tailed Horned Viper is a snake that’s bound to scare the arachnophobes. It has a spider-like tail that it uses for luring it's prey.

Its tail strongly resembles the camel spider I talked about earlier. That’s no surprise as they originate from the same area, namely Iran.

Today, there’s not much known about this strange creature, An adult female can get up to 1.74 ft/53 cm big. It has an extremely effective camouflage as it completely resembles it's environment.

Its scales are more rugose than in any other snakes found in it's habitat. This makes it's skin very rough.

The snake uses both direct and lateral movements to move around. When exiting it's burrow, it uses direct movements. When escaping from predators, however, it uses lateral movements.

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