3. Titanoboa is an extinct snake which lived about 60
million years ago during the Paleogene Period. Its
fossils were first discovered in coal mines in La
Guajira, Colombia in 2009. Later that year, it was
given its name – a name which means “titanic boa.”
4. If you look closely at Titanoboa pictures, then you can clearly
see just how huge this snake really was. It was about50 feet
long and weighed around 2,500 pounds. To put that into
perspective, that is twice as long as the longest snake living
today and 4 times as heavy as the giant anaconda. It is
definitely a snake that you wouldn’t want to meet.
5. •Largest Snake to
Ever Live – As far as
researchers know,
this species was the
largest snake to ever
walk, or slither, the
earth! Prior to its
discovery, the
extinct Gigantophis
was the largest
recorded species.
6. This snake lived in the
first rainforests in
South America at that
time. Though they
cannot be entirely
sure, because no one
ever witnessed a live
one, they do have
record of the swamp
habitats near where
they lived at that
time.
7. • Based on the shape of
their teeth, scientists
believe that these
snakes ate mostly fish.
Their teeth have
significant differences
that set them apart
from the other
members of the boa
family. Researchers find
it likely that the snakes
fed on a variety of fish
from that era.