This Extinct Snakes Has Appears Again!

Albany Adder Snake

This snake looks like a rattlesnake, isn't? But you're wrong. Most people, probably including you too, have never heard of the Albany adder snake (Bitis cornuta albanica).Well, it's because, the snake had been mistaken for extinction until a group of reptile experts found four tails at once in a state of life and health.

The herpetologists discovered the four snakes while on a search of the adder's Albany snake in South Africa in November last year. "I do not think we ever hugged that tight. We even hugged while jumping, "said Grant Smith, a field officer for the Endangered Wildlife Trust who worked with the Rainforest Trust for this search.

The discovery of the four snakes is indeed a remarkable record. Since its identification in 1937, researchers have only been able to find 12 adders of Albany adders and the fifth found dead in the car hit. However, researchers hope to find more.

"I think the snake is among the most endangered species in the world," said Bryan Maritz, regional coordinator for the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Viper Specialist Group, who did not participate in the expedition.

According to Bryan, there are several issues that need to be resolved to preserve the species. One of them is the habitat of snake adder Albany that continues to disappear due to mining and urbanization. "There are historical recordings in areas around South Africa, but populations in the area have been deemed extinct because none of the Albany adder snakes have been seen there over the last 40 years," he said.

Now, snake conservation groups are trying to buy the remaining adder's Albany habitat. "The point is, if you are able to keep the habitat, then other problems will also be resolved," Smith added. Then, to keep the snakes safe from the hunters, the herpetologists decided not to let the exact location of the species be found. "If collectors know where and how to find them, this species can be really threatened," says Maritz.