Marley Sheth News Today

When businessman Brian Sheth and actor Leonardo DiCaprio learned snail-eating snakes slithering through the lush jungles of Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama were endangered due to illegal gold mining, the eco-conscious duo jumped into action. Sheth, DiCaprio, Re:wild, and Nature and Culture International gave some newly discovered serpents unique names to honor loved ones while raising awareness about the issue of rain forest destruction at the hands of open-pit mining operations.

With its blood-red eyes and red, black and yellow scales, the Marley’s Snail-eating snake looks like it could end your life with a bite. But this delicate snake, Sibon marleyae, is harmless, as are the four other snail-eating snake species recently found in Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia. Researchers described these five new-to-science snakes from the […]