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A prehistoric giant snake known for its enormous size and habitat in South American swamps.

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Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

The same concept applies to other reptiles too, explaining the turtle shells the size of snooker tables and humongous crocs, the very things Titanoboa would eat for breakfast.

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

The team estimated that to grow to this size, Titanoboa must have lived in an extremely warm climate, a far warmer ambient average than we see today, with year-round temperatures between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius with no let-up.

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

Titanoboa was not an accident.

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

Why was Titanoboa so much larger than any snake alive?

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

Titanoboa's size also raised bigger questions that stretched far beyond its anatomy.

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

Titanoboa may have been the only boid of its kind, a supersized fish-hunting serpent unlike anything else we've ever seen.

Astrum Space
The Biggest Snake to Ever Stalk the Earth | Titanoboa | Astrum Earth

All of that evidence points to a semi-aquatic lifestyle for Titanoboa, with behaviour more like today's water-dwelling anaconda than a boa constrictor.