Fossil of 43-foot super-snake Titanoboa found in Colombia

[Midnight Mike]

At 2,500 pounds and as long as a school bus, Titanoboa could swallow crocodiles. It lived after dinosaurs died out, and changes scientists' ideas about 'how big a snake can be.

Modern boas and anacondas, which average less than 20 feet in length and reach a maximum of 30 feet, have been known to swallow Chihuahuas, cats and other small pets, but this prehistoric monster snacked on giant turtles and primitive crocodiles.

"This is amazing. It challenges everything we know about how big a snake can be," said herpetologist Jack Conrad of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who was not involved in the research.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 0292.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-snake5-2009feb05,0,6550292.story)

[Alessio]

At 2,500 pounds and as long as a school bus, Titanoboa could swallow crocodiles. It lived after dinosaurs died out, and changes scientists' ideas about 'how big a snake can be.

Modern boas and anacondas, which average less than 20 feet in length and reach a maximum of 30 feet, have been known to swallow Chihuahuas, cats and other small pets, but this prehistoric monster snacked on giant turtles and primitive crocodiles.

"This is amazing. It challenges everything we know about how big a snake can be," said herpetologist Jack Conrad of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who was not involved in the research.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 0292.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-snake5-2009feb05,0,6550292.story)
Says hello to Predator X
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1 ... rctic.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16785-fossil-of-ultimate-predator-unearthed-in-arctic.html)
I wonder if it had jaws for breakfast?