The World's Largest Snake Was Far Bigger Than We Thought

Titanoboa was the largest snake ever to exist - and it was more terrifying than we ever imagined. 🔒Remove your personal information from the web at https://joindeleteme.com/ASTRUMEARTH and use code ASTRUMEARTH for 20% off DeleteMe international Plans. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Titanoboa. The largest snake to have ever existed on Earth. On a planet recovering from the extinction of the dinosaurs, this behemoth emerged to become the ultimate apex predator. In this video, we explore new research that proves it was even deadlier than anyone imagined. What was the Earth like when Titanoboa stalked its surface? How did it get so big? And... could it ever return? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Titanoboa 1:49 The Colombian 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? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum:    / @astrumspace   Astrum Extra:    / @astrumextra   Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord:   / discord   ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 Additional credit: Edwin Cadena, for his contributions to the Titanoboa fossil discovery ▀▀▀▀▀▀ #AstrumEarth #Astrum #Titanoboa