![]() The Largest Snake Ever - Titanoboa cerrejonensisĪ life-size replica of Titanoboa on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Here's more on Titanoboa and two prehistoric snakes that, fortunately, you’ll never have to meet. While fossil records for these often-fragile creatures remain incomplete, scientists have learned much about them in recent decades. Titanoboa wasn't the only primeval serpent that once wriggled its way across the planet. Thankfully, its heyday was roughly 60 million years ago, just a few million years after the final days of the dinosaurs. It didn’t strike with sharp fangs or deadly venom, but instead squeezed the life out of its prey, essentially crushing them to death. Slithering through the swampy jungle that once stretched across present-day Colombia, Titanoboa was a fearsome predator. Spanning well over 40 feet from tip to tail, this colossal serpent - longer than a school bus and nearly as heavy as a shipping container - is thought to be a distant relative of boa constrictors and anacondas. ![]() Read More: Almost 4,000 Snakes Rule This Brazilian Island
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