Gigantophis garstini was a massive prehistoric snake from the Eocene epoch, estimated to be around 36 feet (11 meters) long.It lived in what is now Northern Africa and was one of the largest ...

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While you may not want to encounter one on a hike, there's no denying that snakes are magnificent creatures — no matter how ...

By comparing them with the vertebrae of Titanoboa’s modern relatives, scientists can estimate the size of the giant prehistoric boas. They conclude they grew to around 13 metres long and weighed about ...

The prehistoric snake Titanoboa certainly lived up to its 'titan' name when it roamed the Earth 58 million years ago. It was 14 metres long, weighed more than a tonne and could swallow a crocodile ...

That would make it the largest known snake of all time. This prehistoric snake from about 40 million years ago roamed what's now Northern Africa and is estimated to have reached an epic length of 36 ...

The fossil of a baby snake has been discovered entombed inside amber. The creature has been frozen in time for 99 million years. The snake lived in what is now Myanmar, during the age of the ...

To put this in perspective, the largest snakes that exist on planet Earth today, the green anaconda and the reticulated python, measure around 30 feet in length and 600 pounds at their biggest.

If you encounter a snake but can keep your distance, the snake will nearly always refrain from striking. If you should be bitten, obviously the most important first thing is determining if the snake ...

This collection of viewable prehistoric artifact 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts, other replicas, and some original objects which are now on ...

Snakes have adapted to life on every continent save Antarctica Snakes owe their success in part to the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to a new study. The impact caused ...

Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala was a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist and archaeologist. He made several contributions ...