The analysis showed that some of the snakes from Ethiopia were genetically distinct. Researchers realized they’d discovered a new species: Boaedon broadleyi, or Broadley’s African house snake.

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A scientist visiting Ethiopia in the 1980s found an olive-colored predator and decided to keep it. After its death almost 20 years later, the 4-foot-long animal caught the attention of another ...