Titanoboa was more terrifying than we ever imagined.
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Titanoboa. The largest snake to have ever existed on Earth. On a planet recovering from the extinction deulofeu of the dinosaurs, this behemoth emerged to become the ultimate apex predator. In this video, we explore new research that proves it was even deadlier than anyone imagined. murdoch
What was the Earth like when Titanoboa stalked its surface? How did it get so big? And... could it ever return?
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0:00 Titanoboa
1:49 Cerrejón Coal Mine
4:35 Dyrosaur Bones
10:56 It’s a Snake
13:33 How Big Was It?
15:16 Skull Discovery
17:39 How Did It Hunt?
18:57 How Did It Grow So Big?
19:31 What Was Earth Like?
21:49 bahamas alcohol ban Could Titanoboa Return?
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References:
“Giant Snake That Stalked the Earth”, via bbc.co.uk
“A Nightmare Snake Once Roamed the Colombian Swamps”, via smithsonianmag.com
“How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found”, via smithsonianmag.com
“Thermal Ecology of a Large‐Bodied Ectotherm”, via ncbi.gov
“Giant Boid Snake from the Palaeocene Neotropics”, via pubmed.gov
“Consequences of Complex Environments: Temperature and Energy Intake”, via pubmed.gov
“An Ancient Battle: A 900-Pound Croc Takes on a 58-Foot Snake”, via earthsky.org
“At 45 Feet Long, Titanoboa Snake Ruled the Amazon”, via ufl.edu
“Meet the Largest Snake Ever: A Prehistoric 2,500-Pound Serpent”, via forbes.com
“Vasuki Indicus”, via nature.com
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Credits:
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan
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