Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Madtsoiidae is an extinct family of mostly Gondwanan snakes with a fossil record extending from early Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) to late Pleistocene strata located in South America, Africa, India, Australia and Southern Europe.
The snake elements were described as those of a novel, giant boid snake that they named Titanoboa cerrejonensis. The genus name derives from the Greek word "Titan" in addition to Boa, the type genus of the family Boidae. The species name is a reference to the Cerrejón region it is known from.
Titanoboa: Monster Snake is a 2012 documentary film produced by the Smithsonian Institution.The documentary treats Titanoboa, the largest snake ever found.Fossils of the snake were uncovered from the Cerrejón Formation at Cerrejón, the tenth biggest coal mine in the world in the Cesar-Ranchería Basin of La Guajira, northern Colombia, covering an area larger than Washington, D.C. [1] The ...
Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters) in length - longer than a T. rex - that ...
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Turtles and tortoises
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Video of the incident was shared Sept. 16 on YouTube, showing that an unidentified rookie hunter started strong by snatching the 6-to-8 foot snake by the tail. He then successfully grabbed it by ...
Sandakan reed snake (Calamaria prakkei) (possibly extinct) Saint Vincent blacksnake (Chironius vincenti) Andasibe big-headed snake (Compsophis vinckei) Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) Brazilian woodland racer (Drymoluber apurimacensis) Guanaja long-tailed snake (Enulius bifoveatus) Lacépède's ground snake ...