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Harrison Ford would like some more cuddly critters to bear his name.
The German scientific journal Slamandra recently published the discovery of a new species of snake, giving it the name Tachymenoides harrisonfordi, after the “Indiana Jones” star.
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Ford’s iconic character is, of course, famous for being afraid of snakes, making the naming of a snake after the actor a fitting joke and tribute, though he has some qualms about it.
“These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it’s always the ones that terrify children,” the actor joked in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won’t fear the night.”
The species is indeed the third to be named after Ford, along with a species of ant called Pheidole harrisonfordi, and a spider called alponia harrisonfordi.
“In all seriousness, this discovery is humbling,” Ford continued. “It’s a reminder that there’s still so much to learn about our wild world — and that humans are one small part of an impossibly vast biosphere.”
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The 81-year-old added, “On this planet, all fates are intertwined, and right now, one million species are teetering on the edge of oblivion. We have an existential mandate to mend our broken relationship with nature and protect the places that sustain life.”
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told the Hollywood Reporter.Ford was referring to a newly-discovered snake species that is now called “Tachymenoides harrisonfordi.” It was found in the Andes mountains in Peru, as a collaboration between researchers in Peru and the United States. Although it was discovered in May 2022, the information about the snake’s name was not made public until today, in the scientific journal Salamandra.The snake is yellow, brown and copper in color with stripes, and is 16 inches long.
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