Ancient snake was as long as a bus
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 11:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A colossal snake about the length of a school bus slithered about South America's rainforests some 60 million years ago, according to an analysis of the skeletal remains of what is now considered the largest snake ever identified.
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