Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

When someone says “giant snake,” your brain probably jumps straight to a movie scene — you know, a huge slithery beast lurking in the jungle, ready to snatch a person like it’s grabbing a snack.

A prehistoric snake, estimated to be between 10.9 meters (36 feet) and 15.2 meters (50 feet) in length, lived in what is now India about 47 million years ago, according to a study published last year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It’s not uncommon for ancestral species to be much larger ...

New research suggests an enormous snake may have once called India home. Fossilized vertebrae found near a coal mine in western India indicate that the snake was between 36 feet and 50 feet long. This ...

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Among all reptiles on the planet, snakes are arguably the most intriguing ones due to their unusual features and the incredible sizes some species attain, shocking wildlife researchers. Various types ...