Stunning New Species Discovered in Greater Mekong. A new species of snake called the ruby-eyed green pit viper (Trimeresurus rubeus) has been discovered in forests near Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam’s Cat Tien National Park is a stronghold for Trimeresurus rubeus, which inhabits a rather small geographic range, where pressures on forests are high. Photo by Peter Paul van Dijk / Darwin Initiative via The Daily Beast by Wanda Goodwin …More…