Titanoboa (/ ˌtaɪtənəˈboʊə /; lit. 'titanic boa') is an extinct genus of giant boid (the family that includes all boas and anacondas) snake that lived during the middle and late Paleocene.

Mar 26, 2022 · The Titanoboa is an extinct genus of giant snakes that lived around 60 million years ago during the Paleogene Period. The snake was twice as long as the biggest modern snake, and four times as heavy as a giant anaconda.

Scientists call it Titanoboa cerrejonensis. It was the largest snake ever, and if its astounding size alone wasn’t enough to dazzle the most sunburned fossil hunter, the fact of its existence may...

Dec 22, 2023 · What was the biggest snake in the world? Titanoboa, similar to today's anaconda, made a meal of other reptiles. Learn how big Titanoboa was and why it went extinct.

Titanoboa, (Titanoboa cerrejonensis), extinct snake that lived during the Paleocene Epoch (66 million to 56 million years ago), considered to be the largest known member of the suborder Serpentes. Titanoboa is known from several fossils that have been dated to 58 million to 60 million years ago.

Oct 15, 2022 · A terrifyingly large snake that once lived in modern-day Colombia, Titanoboa measured up to 50 feet long and weighed up to 2,500 pounds. Deep in a South American jungle, a huge snake once stalked its prey.

Jun 19, 2024 · Here’s what we know about the famed “titan boa.” The recent discovery of fossilized remains of a fifty million year-old giant “madtsoiid” snake in western India has reinvigorated the debate...

Scientists place this extinct species in the Boidae family, along with boa constrictors and anacondas. Archaeologists estimate that this creature lived about 60 million years ago. It is the largest species of snake that ever lived. Read on to learn about the Titanoboa.

Jul 15, 2019 · Research has indicated that the giant snake looked like a boa constrictor —hence its name—but hunted like a crocodile. Here are the top nine pieces of trivia about this 50-foot-long, 2,000-pound menace of the Paleocene epoch.

May 27, 2024 · If you think the 15-foot-long anaconda is a horror show, imagine titanoboa, a 42-foot-long boa constrictor that was 3 feet wide at its widest point. There are some who even believe this snake could grow to 50 feet in length. Not only that, it could weigh as much as 2,500 pounds which is well over a ton.