Extinct snake that measured up to 50 feet long discovered in India
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Researchers in India have discovered a giant extinct snake, measuring up to 50 feet long and believed to be the largest madtsoiid snake ever recorded. The Vasuki indicus specimen dates back 47 million years and is almost double the average size of similar snakes, like pythons.Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee discovered an "excellently preserved, partial vertebral column" of the snake, according to their study published in the journal Scientific Reports. They found 27...

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