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Okay, we're introducing a lot of new species here.
Lashes Spiked is an eyelash viper.
|Image from Geoff Gallice via Wikimedia Commons|
Eyelash vipers are small, arboreal South American snakes named for the scales above their eyes that look like eyelashes.
Starburst Pop is a spider-tailed viper.
|Image from Omid Mozaffari via Wikimedia Commons|
Spider-tailed vipers wiggle their spider-like tails to attract birds, which they then eat. They were first identified in Iran in 2006.
Horns Snakement is a rhino viper.
|Image from User:Dawson on Wikipedia|
Rhino vipers are named for the scales on their snout that resemble horns.