Beneath the surface of a Colombian coal mine, scientists made a discovery so extraordinary that it rewrote what we know about giant reptiles. In 2009, researchers unearthed fossil remains of an ...

The largest snake that ever lived is known as the Titanoboa; however, researchers in India may have unearthed fossils of a snake that rivaled its monstrous size: the recently discovered Vasuki indicus ...

The lord of this jungle was a truly spectacular creature—a snake more than 40 feet long and weighing more than a ton. This giant serpent looked something like a modern-day boa constrictor, but behaved ...

Snakes are among the most mysterious and awe-inspiring creatures on the planet. While many people are familiar with venomous snakes or constrictors, few realize just how massive some species can get.

Snakes live just about everywhere. From black rat snakes in the garden to rattlers out West, they're simply a part of many healthy ecosystems. It's the venomous snakes and the giant, bone-crushing ...

With over 3,000 species of snakes on the Earth, these scaly reptiles can reach mere inches to tens of feet in size. According to Britannica, the smallest identified snake in the world is the Barbados ...

Titanoboa is largest snake ever found and lived around 60 million years ago. Image: CC Ryan Quick In an episode titled Graveyard of the Giant Beasts, Secrets of the Dead investigates which creature ...

LINCOLN — Titanoboa, the world's biggest snake, lived near the equator about 60 million years ago. Researchers identified the nearly 50-foot-long beast and named it about five years ago. And for the ...

The world's heaviest snakes, including the green anaconda and Burmese python, showcase remarkable size and strength. The green anaconda is the heaviest living snake, while the reticulated python is ...