It contributes to our understanding of this extinct group and also to our understanding of large, apex, top-of-the-food chain ...

Titanoboa and anaconda differ significantly, with the extinct titanoboa being much larger at 40-50 feet and 2500+ pounds ...

Named after the mythical serpent Vasuki from Hindu mythology, it belonged to the now-extinct Madtsoiidae family, a group of ...

The only other comparable snake in terms of length is the extinct Titanoboa, widely considered the world's largest snake, which measured 45 to 50 feet long (around 15 metres) and three feet (0.9 ...

But in response, the next year the federal government deemed the elusive snake extinct — without conducting the thorough survey needed to back up such a declaration about the cryptic creature.

Named Vasuki indicus, this extinct species may have been one of the largest snakes to ever exist, surpassing even the anacondas and pythons of today. The findings were reported in the journal ...