A new snake species discovered in the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. "As a longtime herpetophile, I am extremely honoured and humbled to have Lielaphis ...

A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who has loved reptiles since childhood. Genetic testing and physical differences confirmed that the reddish ...

Slash, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist whose real name is Saul Hudson, now has a snake named after him: Lielaphis slashi, or Slash’s groundsnake, a reddish-brown reptile about 28 inches long from the ...

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Scientists have identified a new-to-science, reddish-brown snake from specimens found in the forests of Papua New Guinea and named it after Slash, the lead guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses.