This Snake Wiggles a Fake Spider on Its Tail, and 3D Scans Show the Lure Is Built From Scales Found in No Other Living Reptile
Nature World News | 15.10.2026 14:31A rare viper from the mountains of western Iran hunts by twitching the tip of its tail so it looks like a spider scurrying over rock. Now high-resolution 3D scans of a decades-old museum specimen have revealed what that lure is made of: enlarged, elongated scales that researchers say are unique among all living reptiles.
