{
  "id": 6612980,
  "title": "The Tip of This Snake's Tail Looks Like a Spider. But Inside, Its Bones Are 'Bizarrely Normal'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/the-tip-of-this-snakes-tail-looks-like-a-spider-but-inside-its-bones",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-tip-of-this-snakes-tail-looks-like-a-spider-but-inside-its-bones-are-bizarrely-normal-180989478/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "High-tech scans reveal the first detailed look at the internal anatomy of the spider-tailed horned viper. The findings shed light on little-known snake vertebrae and highlight the difficulty of predicting what an animal looks like from its skeleton",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}