Giant Snake, News at Eleven
Scientists in Colombia have unearthed the remains of a true prehistoric monster believed to be the biggest snake ever to have lived on Earth.
Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the snake would have weighed 1,140 kilograms (2,500 pounds) and measured 13 meters (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip -- dwarfing the largest modern pythons and anacondas which can grow to 6 meters (19.5 feet).
Scientists believe it slithered around the planet between 58 and 60 million years ago.
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Does anyone else think that this is just neat? Not that I'd actually want to *meet* the snake. It's enough for me to know that it used to exist. Like the 7 foot tall flightless bird that lived in the Americas 5 million years ago. I just love reading about how they found the fossils and where it fits in with everything else. I have so many books on paleontology but I always enjoy another one. The only trick is finding paleontologists who can actually write. *g*
