Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

Experts examined the bones they discovered at the Cerrejón mine. They recognized that although it was the size of a crocodile vertebrae, it actually belonged to a snake. Anacondas are the largest ...

Imagine a snake so enormous it could block a doorway. Scientists recently uncovered Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever known. This giant lived 58 million years ago, shortly after ...

Dr. Carlos Jaramillo of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute shares the incredible story of the Titanoboa, a colossal snake that lived 60 million years ago. He explains how its fossils were ...

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What happened on Earth after the dinosaurs died? Humans could learn a thing or two from the tiny creatures that survived and evolved after an asteroid wiped out most of the life on Earth more than 66 ...

Sixty million years ago, in the sweltering rainforests of South America, Titanoboa emerged as the apex predator. This immense snake, reaching nearly 45 feet and weighing 2,500 pounds, crushed ...

Sixty million years ago, the rainforest had a king. It was not a dinosaur or a crocodile. It was a snake so large it defies belief. It was called Titanoboa. It was 45 feet long, the massive snake. It ...

Sarcosuchus wasn’t just a prehistoric crocodile - it was a true dinosaur killer. In this video, we explore the massive size, bone-crushing bite, and ancient river dominance of this terrifying predator ...