The Dallas Zoo has welcome d six new eyelash pit vipers, marking the first successful birth of the species at the zoo since 2014. The viperswere born Oct. 11, the zoo said on its X account.

One of the newborns eyelash pit viper at Dallas Zoo.(Photo courtesy of Dallas Zoo) Eyelash pit vipers are known for their signature “eyelash” scales — a unique evolutionary feature that ...

Eyelash Viper Snake: Venomous and relatively small, the eyelash viper is found in South and Central America. Females of this species carry eggs internally for about six months before they hatch.