Scientists find shadowy beast with large black eyes—it's a new species

4-foot reptilian predator spotted 'enveloping' hawk turns out to be new snake species

Four new tree snake species were discovered by a researcher on islands in Papua New Guinea.

Scientists find shadowy beast with large black eyes—it's a new species

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.