New species of venomous snake found in Australia

A new venomous snake species has been discovered in Australia.

ENDANGERED SNAKE DISCOVERY WEIPA

The newly discovered Cape York bandy-bandy snake could be facing extinction because of mining. (AAP) Source: AAP

The newest member of the Bandy-Bandy snake family, named Vermicella Parscauda, has been found at Weipa on Cape York Peninsula, near Rio Tinto's bauxite mining operations.

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