42 ft biggest snake found
Paleontologist from the Toronto University has unveiled the fossils of the world's largest snake which is 42 feet long. The species weight about more than a ton, the snake would have been longer than a bus. The snake is a relative of boa constrictor. The species Titanoboa cerrejonensis was found in the cerrejon region of northern Colombia.
Studies showed that the Titanoboa would be ball like snake that lived about 16 million years ago. Analyzing the rock where the fossils were found showed that the anaconda habitat the coastal plains of the wet tropical rainforest. And the climate they lived was much hotter than today. Based on the size of the snake the scientist were able to calculate the temperature of the Colombia more than 16 million years ago would be 91 degrees F about 10 degrees warmer than today. |