00:04there are some big snakes around the world however some recent fossil discoveries have
00:08revealed that even an anaconda would have paled in comparison to its prehistoric ancestors the
00:14fossils were discovered in india and a new analysis has revealed the creature they belong
00:18to would have clocked in at upwards of more than 49 feet long that's more than twice the length of
00:23the largest living snakes today which clock in at around 20 feet they're calling it vasuki
00:28indicus and they say it was likely the biggest creature of its kind to ever slither around our
00:32planet it lived some 47 million years ago during the middle eocene period the fossils were found in
00:38what was once a prehistoric lake with paleontologists discovering some 27 vertebrae however they say
00:44based on its skeletal structure it likely was not an aquatic variety nor did it live in the trees
00:49they believe it was a slow-moving snake that would ambush its prey similar to the anaconda at the time
00:54the snake lived its size suggests an 82 degree climate median which the researchers say is an
01:00important note as it gives us a better idea of the temperatures and weather patterns in the area
01:04tens of millions of years ago
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