Titanoboa cerrejonensis

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Titanoboa cerrejonensis (Head et al., 2009)
Sauropsida
Diapsida
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Boidae
Boinae

Paleocene
Colombia

Length: 13 m

The largest snake of all time, she prowled the swamps of South America a mere 5 million years after the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

Sunday, September 6th, 2015