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Titanoboa was more terrifying than we imagined.
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Titanoboa. The largest snake to have ever existed on Earth. On a planet recovering from the dinosaurs, this behemoth took the stage as the ultimate apex predator. In this video, we’ll explore new research that proves Titanoboa was even more deadly than anyone imagined. How did it survive? And could it ever return?



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0:00 Titanoboa
1:49 Cerrejón Coal Mine
4:35 Dyrosaur Bones
10:56 It’s a Snake
13:33 How Big Was It?
15:16 Skull Discovery
17:39 How Did It Hunt?
18:57 How Did It Grow So Big?
19:31 What Was Earth Like?
21:49 Could Titanoboa Return?



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References:
“Giant Snake That Stalked the Earth”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/giantsnake
“A Nightmare Snake Once Roamed the Colombian Swamps”, via smithsonianmag.com https://astrumspace.info/titanoboa
“How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found”, via smithsonianmag.com https://astrumspace.info/titanoboa2
“Thermal Ecology of a Large‐Bodied Ectotherm”, via ncbi.gov https://astrumspace.info/ectotherm
“Giant Boid Snake from the Palaeocene Neotropics”, via pubmed.gov https://astrumspace.info/boidsnake
“Consequences of Complex Environments: Temperature and Energy Intake”, via pubmed.gov https://astrumspace.info/energyintake
“An Ancient Battle: A 900-Pound Croc Takes on a 58-Foot Snake”, via earthsky.org https://astrumspace.info/giantcroc
“At 45 Feet Long, Titanoboa Snake Ruled the Amazon”, via ufl.edu https://astrumspace.info/titanoboaamazon
“Meet the Largest Snake Ever: A Prehistoric 2,500-Pound Serpent”, via forbes.com https://astrumspace.info/largestserpent

“Vasuki Indicus”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/vasuki



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Credits:
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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