In 1968, a group of researchers, known as the Second Street Expedition, were exploring the Zagros Mountains in Western Iran, looking for new types of reptile and amphibian species. The came upon a ...

The Iranian spider-tailed horned viper hides and maneuvers its incredibly uncanny spider-like tail to attract unsuspecting birds, but little is known about this species. In the rocky scrublands of ...

Some animals are known to use parts of their bodies as luries to entice and capture prey. But this snake, the recently described and aptly named spider-tailed viper, has taken the trick to the next ...

Meet the Spider-Tailed Horned Viper, a species that lives in western Iran and uses his tail in the shape of a spider as a lure to attract birds. Snakes and spiders are quite scary per se, but this ...

The spider-tailed horned viper has a unique tail that has a bulb-like end and that is used to attract birds that become its prey. reptiles4all / Shutterstock There probably aren't many animals as ...

This one comes with a necessary word of warning. If you're queasy at all or have any fear of snakes, I would advise against watching this. If not, then watch the clip because holy crap. The creature ...