Deadly new snake named after mythical Chinese goddess of healing by Liz Kimbrough on 21 April 2021 Researchers have described a new species of venomous snake, from one of the deadliest and most medically significant groups of snakes in Asia. The Suzhen’s krait is found in rice fields and streams in monsoon forests in southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Understanding the differences between lethal snakes provides essential information for antivenin development and proper snakebite treatment, the authors say. The researchers chose to name the snake after Bai Su Zhen, a snake goddess from the popular traditional Chinese myth Legend of White Snake, “in honor of her courage to true love and kindness to people.”