Q. Which national park in Assam recently discovered the 'Salazar Pit Viper'?
Answer:
Kaziranga National Park
Notes: The Salazar Pit Viper, named after Salazar Slytherin from the 'Harry Potter' series, was discovered in Assam's Kaziranga National Park. Pit vipers are venomous snakes with heat-sensitive pit organs that detect infrared radiation from prey. Found in diverse habitats, they are mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, especially Asia and the Americas. The Salazar Pit Viper, first identified in Arunachal Pradesh in 2019, is nocturnal, and males have distinctive orange-to-reddish stripes.