The new type of serpent was named after the founder of Hogwarts in Harry Potter

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For more than two decades, the magic world, created by Joan Rowling, is woven into the daily life of fans from around the world, inspiring them to the most amazing things. And, as it turned out, among the scientists, Potteromans also have, otherwise, how to explain that in the recent publication in Zoologically, ZoosystemAtics and Evolution found a reference to one of the founders of Hogwarts.

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Salazar Slytherin was, of course, was chosen for no accident, because on the coat of arms of his faculty depicts a snake. And therefore a new kind of snake discovered some time ago received the name "Gaduk Salazar". This wizard was known for his cunning and ambitiousness, and it was he who brought Vasilisk that he helped him to clear school from maghony student.

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Lastuka Salazara is the latest of the detected representatives of the genus Trimeresurus. This snake of poisonous and occurs throughout Eastern and Southeast Asia. Salazar's males have one remarkable feature - an orange-red strip on the sides of the head.

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Recall the next film about the magic world should be "Fantastic Creatures 3". It was assumed that the shooting starts this spring, but the coronavirus pandemic broken broke out these plans. So it is still difficult to talk with confidence about when fans will be able to plunge into the rowling universe.

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