There are some big snakes around the world, however some recent fossil discoveries have revealed that even an anaconda would have paled in comparison to its prehistoric ancestors. The fossils were discovered in India, and a new analysis has revealed the creature they belonged to would have been an utter behemoth.
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00:00There are some big snakes around the world, however, some recent fossil discoveries have
00:08revealed that even an anaconda would have paled in comparison to its prehistoric ancestors.
00:13The fossils were discovered in India, and a new analysis has revealed the creature they
00:17belong to would have clocked in at upwards of more than 49 feet long.
00:22That's more than twice the length of the largest living snakes today, which clock in at around
00:2620 feet.
00:27They're calling it Vesuci Indicus, and they say it was likely the biggest creature of
00:30its kind to ever slither around our planet.
00:33It lived some 47 million years ago during the Middle Eocene period.
00:37The fossils were found in what was once a prehistoric lake, with paleontologists discovering
00:41some 27 vertebrae.
00:43However, they say based on its skeletal structure, it likely was not an aquatic variety, nor
00:48did it live in the trees.
00:49They believe it was a slow-moving snake that would ambush its prey similar to the anaconda.
00:54At the time the snake lived, its size suggests an 82 degree climate median, which the researchers
00:59say is an important note, as it gives us a better idea of the temperatures and weather
01:03patterns in the area tens of millions of years ago.