Harry Potter-fame snake found in ‘real life’ at national park in India. See pics

The discovery of a rare snake left all the fans of Harry Potter thrilled, as it appeared starkly similar to the fictional snake in the famous novel-turned-movie series.

Snake salazar pit viper was found slithering in the Kaziranga National Park in the Indian state of Assam, confirmed state's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The snake was named after Salazar Slytherin - who was among the founders of theHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potteruniverse.

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Slytherin was accompanied by foundersGodric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw,andHelga Hufflepuff. He was also famous for his skills of speaking to snakes.

The Slytherin Hogwarts housealso carried the snake as its symbol in this seven-part fantasy novel series, which was written by British author JK Rowling.

Here's how the chief minister reacted to the rare find

Taking to his official X account, Sarma said, "Kaziranga just found a real-life Harry Potter snake! Meet the super cool Salazar Pit Viper: it's green like magic and has a funky red-orange stripe on its head."

He also posted three pictures of the green snake.

This was not the first time such a snake was spotted. Earlier, a team of researchers had spotted a new species of venomous snake in Arunachal Pradesh, whih was named Trimeresurus Salazar.

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The researchers had said that the snake can be commonly called Salazar's pit viper. It was discovered in the forests of the Pakke Tiger Reserve amid a field expedition by researchers in 2019.

The pit vipers are easily spotted in East and Southeast Asia.

(With inputs from agencies)