Story Of World's Largest Snake, Found In India
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Ancient Snake Discovered In India Measured 50 Feet, longer than the T-Rex
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Scientists have said that a fossil vertebrae unearthed in Gujarat are the remains of the largest snake that ever lived
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The fossils of the snake were discovered by IIT Roorkee's scientists in Gujarat's Kutch
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The discovery of 'Vasuki Indicus' was made in 2005 by scientists from IIT-Roorkee and recently confirmed as a giant snake
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Estimated at 11-15 meters (about 50-feet), this extinct snake sheds light on India's prehistoric biodiversity
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The researchers have discovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, and some of them look like it may have been a large python, not venomous
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The fossil has been named after Vasuki, the snake king associated with Lord Shiva
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Its size rivals the Titanoboa, which lived in Colombia around 60 million years ago. It was about 43 feet long and weighed more than one tonne
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Researchers believe that V. Indicus's large size may have made it a slow-moving ambush predator, similar to an anaconda
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