A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday.

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Colossal prehistoric snake discovered in India

WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. Fossils found near a coal mine revealed a snake that stretched an estimated 36 feet (11 meters) to 50 feet (15 meters). It’s comparable to the largest known snake at about […]

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This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton

The fossil has been named after Vasuki, the snake king associated with Lord Shiva. The largest living snake today is Asia's reticulated python at 10 metres (33 feet).

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Researchers in India have found fossils of an ancient giant snake that could have been longer than a school bus

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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A giant prehistoric snake longer than a school bus slithered around what is now India 47 million years ago, according to new research. The extinct snake may have been one of the largest to have ever lived, dwarfing present-day anacondas and pythons that can grow to about 6 meters (20 feet). The colossal creature’s scientific name is Vasuki indicus, after the mythical serpent around the neck of Hindu deity Lord Shiva an…

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AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. Fossils found near a coal mine revealed a snake that stretched an estimated 36 feet (11 meters) to 50 feet (15 meters). It’s comparable to the largest known snake at about 42 feet (13 meters) that once lived in what is now Colombia. The largest living snake today is Asia…

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Twenty-seven vertebrae fossils discovered near a coal mine in India unveiled a snake, called Vasuki indicus, that was anywhere between 36 feet and 50 feet and lived about 47 million years ago

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Colossal ancient snake discovered in India could be longer than school bus, researchers say

Remains of the Vasuki indicus found in a mine are estimated to be 15 metres long

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Scientists said on April 18 they have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Fossil of ‘one of the largest snakes that ever existed’ unearthed in India mine

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday.

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Vasuki Indicus, which was as much as 15 meters long, may have been one of the biggest snakes to slither across our planet in the Middle Eocene tens of millions of years ago

This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton

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