Actor Harrison Ford Inspires Naming of New Snake Species, Tachymenoides harrisonfordi
A newly discovered species of snake has been named after actor Harrison Ford. The naming is due to his character Indiana Jones’ snake phobia, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The snake species is called Tachymenoides harrisonfordi. “Scientists keep naming critters after me, but it’s always animals that frighten children,” Ford, 81, told me. The Hollywood Reporter. … Read more