![]() It’s believed that both snakes hunted in water because they had no legs, and their bodies were covered in scales that helped them swim. The modern-day boa constrictor can reach lengths of 8-10 feet, but the size of Gigantophis made it more suited for hunting large prey like crocodiles or turtles. Gigantophis is much larger than Titanoboa, and it could grow up to 26 feet long, while Titanoboa reached lengths of 42 feet. Gigantophis was a prehistoric snake that lived about 100 million years ago, while Titanoboa is an extinct species of snake that existed around 60-58 million years ago. The fossil record suggests that this giant reptile roamed rainforest rivers in what is now Colombia around 58-60 million years ago during the Paleocene era. Its diet consisted mostly of large vertebrates, such as crocodiles and other snakes. This ancient species was an enormous constrictor that could grow as long as 43 feet. The Titanoboa Skeleton is the largest snake to have ever lived. Titanoboa’s skull has a lemon-shaped and tubular-shaped snout. Titanoboa’s skull has several features that would have given them a competitive advantage over other snakes. When it was first found, people thought they were fake because the snake was enormous and the fossils were so well preserved. It’s a fossil that’s been found in the same area where fossils of the T-Rex are. The Titanoboa skull is an interesting find. Unlike most modern snakes, which are legless, this species has legs and is able to walk on the ground. ![]() Unlike its modern counterparts, this enormous creature is not the prey of other animals but the predator. Imagine the size of this creature! The average human is 5’8″, so if you were to lay down next to it with your arms and legs outstretched, you would be about 8 times its length of a human. The Titanoboa was a 60 foot long, 12-foot wide snake that weighed up to two tons. The anaconda’s diet consists of mammals, birds, fish, other reptiles, and Anacondas are not venomous, but they have sharp teeth crushing their prey to death. Anacondas are also snakes and live in South America, and they can grow up to 23 feet long and weigh over 550 pounds. And was about 60 feet long and weighed around 2,500 pounds. Titanoboa is a type of snake that lived during the Paleocene era. Titanoboa is a giant snake that lived during the Paleocene period, and Anaconda is a giant snake that lives in South America and Africa. The teeth of Titanoboa were shaped like blades, and they were used for slicing prey into pieces rather than crushing them. Titanoboa had a much wider body than anacondas do. Anaconda can grow to be more than 30 feet long and weigh up to 550 pounds. Titanoboa is the largest snake in history, reaching lengths of over 40 feet. The snake’s fossil is now on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. A few other things scientists found is that it was a vegetarian and probably was not poisonous. The snake is believed to have lived about 60 million years ago. ![]() It was found by a couple of miners while they were mining for coal. The fossil wasn’t just found by accident. The fossil is so well preserved that scientists were able to identify a scale pattern that is typically found in modern boa constrictors. The extremely rare creature is called Titanoboa, and it is 50-60 million years old. ![]() The fossil of a 40-foot long anaconda-like snake was found in a coal mine in Columbia. This particular snake was roughly 46 feet long with an estimated weight of 2,500 pounds (1,134 kg). Jason Head, and it has been named after the mythological Titan who battled Hercules. The snake was discovered in 2008 by Columbia University paleontologist Dr. The Titanoboa skeleton is a fossil of one of the largest snakes to have ever lived. It measured 50 feet long and weighed over 2,500 pounds! The Titanoboa is a fossil from around 60 million years ago. The Titanoboa was the largest snake that ever lived. Titanoboa is an extinct largest snake and not alive today.
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