New finds include a snake from the Indian Himalayas named after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio and the piranha named after Lord Of The Rings villain Sauron due to its orange and ...

Scientists have recently classified a new snake species in the Western Himalayas ... the beloved actor and environmental ...

NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a new species of snake in India’s Western Himalayan region and named it after Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, in recognition of his environmental activism.

The snake was first found by Virender Bhardwaj in the backyard of his home in the western Himalayas during the COVID-19 lockdown ...