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Scientists discovered fossils from a giant prehistoric snake recently. They believe the snake was 43 feet in length (about the same as a Tyrannosaurus Rex). The discoverers of the snake named it Titanoboa cerrejonensis (”ty-TAN-o-BO-ah sare-ah-HONE-en-siss”). That means “titanic boa from Cerrejon,” the region where it was found. While related to modern boa constrictors, it behaved more like an anaconda and spent almost all its time in the water, Head said. It could slither on land as well as swim. Conrad, who wasn’t involved in the discovery, called the find “just unbelievable…. It mocks your preconceptions about how big a snake can get.”

This makes the 90s movie “Anaconda” starring Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube seem a little more realistic.