Freek Vonk discovers new species of snakes Entertainment

"With other scientists, I described the new snake species in the scientific journal Zootaxa . Today vermicella parscauda is officially a new species.As it's cool! "it's a new species of Australian venomous snake, which Australians call bandy-bandy ." These are poisonous snakes resembling cobra, which live many in hiding and who hunt for other species of snakes, "adds the enthusiastic TV Factor

Freek found the animal in 2014 while filming it Freeks Wilde Wereld . "After a beautiful day on the water, we had filmed marine snakes, we docked at Weipa, north-east of Australia. Tired and satisfied, I returned to my Land Cruiser, when suddenly I saw a small black and white ringed snake in front of my feet from scratch. I immediately recognized him as a bandy bandy, but – and that's what I thought – these do not belong at all to this part of Australia! "

Integrated by what he saw, Freek and a team of scientists began to understand that he had discovered a new species of snake." And after a number of measurements, D & # 39; DNA analyzes and tests, it could be established that the biologist was indeed the discoverer of a new specimen. "I am very proud and I will enjoy it for a moment!"