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The snake is estimated to be between roughly 11 and 15 metres long, comparable in size only to the extinct Titanoboa, known to be the longest snake to have ever lived, the researchers said.
Eocene Epoch, second of three major worldwide divisions of the Paleogene Period (66 million to 23 million years ago) that began 56 million years ago and ended 33.9 million years ago. It follows the Paleocene Epoch and precedes the Oligocene Epoch. The Eocene is often divided into Early (56 million
The researchers discovered 27 "mostly well-preserved" bones forming the snake's spinal column
Imagine a snake longer than a shipping container — longer than a T-Rex — slithering through a swamp, hunting crocodiles. It’s the biggest snake that ever lived, researchers think, after unearthing its remains from a strip mine in India. Vasuki indicus is named after the Hindu snake god that Shiva wore as a necklace. Based […]
From the Panandhro Lignite Mine, researchers discovered 27 'mostly well-preserved' bones forming the snake's spinal column, or vertebra, with some connections still intact