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Scientists Unearth the Largest Snake Ever—Is It Bigger Than a T-Rex?
In a groundbreaking discovery in western India, scientists have uncovered fossil vertebrae from the largest snake ever to ...
Titanoboa: The 50-Foot Monster Snake From 60 Million Years Ago - What It Really Ate Still Shocks Scientists
What made it unforgettable was its incredible size, strength and what they ate. Millions of years ago, Titanoboa dominated ...
Vasuki Indicus: Ancient Indian snake longer than Titanoboa, discovered in coal mine; things to know
Discover Vasuki indicus: colossal prehistoric snake found in Gujarat, surpassing Titanoboa. Learn about its life 47 million ...
Massive 60 million year old snake that was found in Columbia had a shocking diet
In 2009, the discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis fossils in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine revealed a massive snake that ...
Meet The Largest Snake Ever — A Prehistoric 2,500-Pound Serpent With A 16-Inch Head And An Unexpected Diet
Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous constricting snake, prefer a diet of mammals, birds or reptiles. But ...
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How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found
In this view, extraordinary heat is what made the snake a titan. The same principle would explain why ancient turtles and lungfish of Cerrejón were, like Titanoboa, much larger than their modern ...
Ancient snake as long as a train found in Gujarat – is this the real Vasuki?
Indian scientists have made a major discovery– fossil remains of a giant prehistoric snake species that once lived in what's ...
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This 45-Foot Snake Lived 47 Million Years Ago — And Ruled A Geographically Isolated India
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