Post by Rassilon on Apr 2, 2012 20:43:12 GMT
"A recently discovered prehistoric monster snake provides answers about the past - and raises questions for the future.
Around 58 million years ago a monstrous snake slithered out of the swampy jungles of South America and began a reign of terror.
Weighing more than a ton and measuring 14m (approximately 50 feet) the giant reptile could swallow a whole crocodile without showing a bulge. But a few years ago scientists never even knew it existed."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17544885
Around 58 million years ago a monstrous snake slithered out of the swampy jungles of South America and began a reign of terror.
Weighing more than a ton and measuring 14m (approximately 50 feet) the giant reptile could swallow a whole crocodile without showing a bulge. But a few years ago scientists never even knew it existed."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17544885
