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Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 08:52 Go to next message
Starbuzz is currently offline  Starbuzz
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Absolutely amazing discovery; I love snakes and this is basically the dinosaur of all snakes. Truly in the past, practically everything was huge it seems.

The discovery has also shed more light on temperature conditions millions of years ago and answers several questions regarding the evolution of snakes.

This giant snake has been named Titanoboa cerrejonensis and was discovered in Columbia within a coal mine.

Graphic based on the fossil:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x168/furypilot/Titanoboacerrejonensis.png

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5662915.ece

Pretty neat, huh? Very Happy


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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370614 is a reply to message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 09:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow, you see giant snakes in fictions like Harry Potter and such but it looks like snakes that size did really exist.

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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370616 is a reply to message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 09:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370644 is a reply to message #370616] Thu, 05 February 2009 12:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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SSnipe wrote on Thu, 05 February 2009 17:37

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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370647 is a reply to message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 12:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Big ol' snake
Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370651 is a reply to message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 12:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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wow that's huge!
Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #370665 is a reply to message #370609] Thu, 05 February 2009 14:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Cue the next huge motherfucking snake movie.

*edit* Or...

"Snakes Ate a Plane"


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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #464770 is a reply to message #370665] Thu, 22 March 2012 07:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Starbuzz is currently offline  Starbuzz
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bump!

they built a life-size replica of this monster for the Smithsonian museum.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/monster-titanoboa-snake-invades-york-22435846 1.html

index.php?t=getfile&id=14063&private=0

You can read more about the model itself here:

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/03/there-is-a-snake-in-grand- central-station/

Mad


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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #464838 is a reply to message #370609] Fri, 23 March 2012 17:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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holy fucking awesome

It's all part of the big illusion that we perpetuate on ourselves and in turn is perpetuated upon us. When we believe, we engage the illusion. When we stop believing we shatter the illusion and shatter ourselves in the process. Because we are, part of it.

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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #464843 is a reply to message #370609] Fri, 23 March 2012 17:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Omg it's teh Basilisk!!! Crazy

That is pretty wicked though. I wonder what they discover next.
Also, that replica is awesome Thumbs Up


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Re: Remains of largest snake ever to live found. [message #464883 is a reply to message #464843] Sat, 24 March 2012 15:49 Go to previous message
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