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If you are not a fan of snakes, then this story won’t be for you – as it’s a couple of sssseriously lengthy one.
The fossils from a snake which scientists say is without doubt one of the largest that ever lived, have been unearthed in India.
Vertebrae – the again bones – of the animal have been present in a coal mine within the nation.
Scientists say it may have been longer than a T. rex.
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Scientists say the snake would have slithered across the swamps in India round 47 million years in the past.
A complete of 27 vertebrae from the snake have been discovered, some are thought to have been within the unique position they might have been in when the reptile was shifting all these years in the past.
Experts consider the snake may have been as much as 15 metres lengthy (49ft) – that is across the similar size as a bus.
The species has been named Vasuki indicus, after the snake across the neck of the Hindu god Shiva.
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The bones which have been discovered look like from a fully-grown animal, however the estimated size of the species has been questioned as a result of they weren’t full.
It is believed that it will have appeared a bit like a modern-day python and, like them, would not have been venomous.
Researchers should not positive what prey it’ll have eaten, however fossils of crocodilians, turtles and fish have been additionally discovered within the space.
They say its giant measurement would have most likely made it fairly sluggish, so it will have possible ambushed its prey like an anaconda.
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