The fossilized remains of an enormous prehistoric snake were uncovered in Colombia. The “Titanoboa cerrejonensi” is estimated to have weighed somewhere around 2,500 pounds and have measured 42.7 feet long. At its widest, the snake would have reached an average size human’s hips. HOT.
Other remains excavated from the site include those from the largest freshwater turtle known to man and extinct species of crocodiles. Found in the El Cerrejon coal mine in northern Colombia, the remains of this giant snake - which lived after dinosaurs had become extinct - have taught researchers quite a bit about climate change. Because the remains were found near fossils or prehistoric fish, scientists believe the giant snake lived in brackish seawater in a rivervine system that no longer exists in the area.
See, this heinous lost child of Cthulhu slithered through incredibly hot rainforests in what is now Colombia. Because snakes are cold-blooded and use heat from their environs to live and metabolize food. The current temperature of the Earth could not, then, support such large snakes. Scientists believe that, 60 million years ago, mean annual temperature in equatorial South America was about 91 degrees - 10 degrees warmer than it is now. So a ten degree difference in mean annual temperate = GIANT MONSTER SNAKES! Another wonderful argument for trying to combat global warming.
And, in care you were wondering, our favorite quote from a scientist in the history of ever has got to be this: ”The snake that tried to eat Jennifer Lopez in the movie ‘Anaconda’ was not as big as the one we found.”
The image above is an artist rendering of what the giant snake may have looked like. Apparently, it was friends with fat, misshapen crocodiles.
So. Who else is having nightmares tonight?
No comments:
Post a Comment