Seen from below, the snake has a pink belly, lighter toward its head and darker toward its tail. The underside of a Herpetoreas abros, or cute Himalayas keelback. Photo from Liu, Hou, Zhou, Zuo ...

Seen from below, the snake has a pink belly, lighter toward its head and darker toward its tail. The underside of a Herpetoreas abros, or cute Himalayas keelback. Photo from Liu, Hou, Zhou, Zuo ...

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.

Suzanne Parrish was vacationing with her partner in New Caledonia, a Pacific Ocean island 2,000km from Sydney in 2017 when they spotted the snake.

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.

Scientists, Yunnan wildlife rangers found 2-foot-long snake with pink belly and discovered new species: cute Himalayas keelback, study said.