Unlike other giant species, which reached their peak size during the Miocene before dying out and getting replaced by smaller ...

Learn how anacondas are defying expectations of reptile experts by keeping their ancient body size despite drastic ...

Anacondas have remained apex predators for over 12 million years and aren’t considered endangered, but that doesn’t mean they ...

Scientists in India have unearthed the fossil remains of Vasuki indicus, one of the largest snakes to have ever slithered the ...

Fossil analysis reveals anacondas reached giant size 12 million years ago and have remained largely unchanged, offering rare ...

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 ...

Analysis of fossils from South America shows that the tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago.

Andrés Alfonso-Rojas has analysed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago, and have remained giants ever since.

A new study has revealed South America’s wetlands have been home to 5.2m-long anacondas for more than 12 million ...

Ancient anaconda fossils show that the snakes became giants soon after emerging in Miocene South America. Their size has stayed stable for over 12 million years, even though other huge reptiles went ...

“This is a surprising result because we expected to find the ancient anacondas were seven or eight meters [23 to 26 feet] ...

In the arid shale beds of western India, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil that tells the story of a prehistoric snake that once ruled the landscape. Named Vasuki indicus, this massive ...