For the first time, a snake found in the arid, desert environment of the Arabian Peninsula has been recorded feeding opportunistically upon fish. The Oman saw-scaled viper (Echis omanensis) usually eats lizards, small mammals and amphibians, but two different specimens have been observed hunting and consuming garra (Garra barreimiae), a small freshwater fish. The observations were made in the United Arab Emirates, with the study details published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, alongside a review of fish-eating vipers. Python vs viper: what's the difference? Largest snake to ever live discovered in an Indian mine “The diets of snakes are important ecological variables that give insight into the evolution of species and how they interact with their environment,” the report, whose lead author is Theo Busschau from New York University Abu Dhabi, explains, “Among vipers (venomous snakes in the Viperidae family), feeding ecology has contributed significantly to the evolution of fang and skull morphology.” Saw-scaled vipers are highly venomous snakes that comprise the genus Echis and occur in northern parts of Africa and Western and Southern Asia. There are 12 species, which measure between 30cm to 90cm in length, and are named from the serrated keels on their scales. When...

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For centuries, empires and regional powers have fought over the Strait of Hormuz, occupying its islands, fortifying its ports, taxing its commerce, and policing or disrupting its shipping. However, none of these powers could ever fully control this strategic waterway, located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, through military force alone. Historically, Hormuz derived its value from […]

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