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THE LARGEST SNAKE THAT EVER LIVED

TITANOBOA When you look at this snake, You wonder if this thing could swallow a dinasour. The T-rex was even afraid to even breath the same air. Well, This animal is called a Titanoboa, A very exctinct genus of very large snakes. that lived in what is now La Guajira  in northeastern Colombia . They could grow up to 12.8 m (42 ft), perhaps even 14.3 m (47 ft) long and reach a weight of 1,135 kg (2,500 lb).Wow this snake could eat humans as appetizers. This snake lived during the Middle to Paleoene epoch , around 60 to 58 million years ago following the extinction of the Dinosaurs. Well, For me I am really happy that this giant of a snake is now extinct. Although originally thought to be an apex predator , the discovery of skull bones revealed that it was more than likely specialized in preying on fish also known as a piscivore. Whew!, so if i ever saw one i won't be on top of the food chain that is nice to know.  The only known species is...