"It's incredibly hard to observe snakes in the wild before they slither away." ...

A new snake species discovered in the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. "As a longtime herpetophile, I am extremely honoured and humbled to have Lielaphis ...

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist is a lifelong reptile lover, and formed his own rock supergroup Slash’s Snakepit in 1994 Scientists discovered a new nonvenomous ground snake species in New Guinea and ...

A reddish-brown groundsnake from New Guinea is a species new to science — and it now carries the name of the Guns N' Roses guitarist, a lifelong lover of reptil ...

Slash, aka Saul Hudson, is probably best known as the guitarist for Guns N' Roses. But there's more to Slash than his music. He's also a lifelong reptile lover and an avid supporter of zoos and ...

The museum is showcasing a new snake species, Lielaphis slashi, from New Guinea, discovered by its lead reptile expert, Sara Ruane. A lifelong Gun N’ Roses fan, Ruane named the reptile after its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left: Slash's groundsnake, Lielaphis slashi, in New Guinea. Photo credit: Chris Austin. Right: Slash and Sara Ruane at the Field ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of land snake in New Guinea and named it Lielaphis slashi in honor of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. Genetic analysis, body structure features, and ...

There’s a new snake in Slash’s snake pit. Scientists with the Field Museum discovered a new species of ground snake scientifically referred to as Lielaphis slashi, and officially named it after the ...