Scientists working in Colombia have discovered the largest snake on the planet, an animal that blows away previous records.

With jaws strong enough to swallow crocodile-like prey whole, Titanoboa was both feared and revered in its world. The snake’s size alone hints at a rainforest rich in resources, where only the ...

That's plenty enough to make them an apex predator today, but they wouldn't stand a chance against Titanoboa, which could be more than twice as large. Juvenile caimans are already prey to large ...

So Titanoboa would have occupied the ground, living close to the water, inactive most of the time and waiting patiently to pounce on its prey. Titanoboa could easily overpower and consume any number ...

"Considering its large size, Vasuki was a slow-moving ambush predator that would subdue its prey through constriction ... Its size rivals Titanoboa, which once lived in Colombia around 60 million ...

From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes ... Their ability to immobilize their prey with a single bite means they typically don’t need to rely on size or strength to feed, Campbell ...

Fossils show that Titanoboa was a constrictor– it didn’t use venom but instead used its powerful muscles to squeeze and suffocate its prey. The swampy surroundings were full of potential meals ...

How did the Titanoboa kill its prey? According to the original report published in the Cerrejón fossil study, in terms of appearance and hunting style, the snake was similar in many ways to its ...

By comparison, the green anaconda can grow up to 8 meters and weighs around 250 kg, while the reticulated python can exceed 9 meters, but doesn’t reach Titanoboa’s weight.This super snake went extinct ...

Titanoboa was a massive snake that lived approximately ... is thought to have been a slow-moving beast that ambushed its prey rather than chasing them down, similar to how present-day anacondas ...

The snake was likely slow-moving and too large to be forager, researchers said, noting it is more likely that it was an ambush predator that constricted its prey like a python. The specimen was ...