A mechanical constraint prevented the Titanoboa from lifting more than 1/5 of its body to strike. Counter-intuitively, the world’s largest apex predator was unearthed deep within the Cerrejón coal ...

Some prehistoric creatures are so extraordinary, they feel like something out of a science fiction film. Among these ancient wonders was a colossal serpent that once roamed the Earth—Titanoboa ...

It's the ultimate battle of the predators - the monster snake's unbelievable power against the tyrannosaurus' giant bite. They lived in different times and places, but if they ever met, who would win?

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel, Wide-Eyed Entertainment, Yap Films and History Television Canada are co-producing Titanoboa: Monster Snake, a two-hour special that will be distributed by FremantleMedia ...

NEW YORK — A strange sight is accosting visitors at Grand Central Station here this week: a gigantic snake. A life-size model of the 60-million-year-old Titanoboa has taken stage at the train terminal ...

From deep underground in a Colombian coal mine, in a layer dating to 65 million years ago, scientists have uncovered remains of the largest snake in the world, Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Measuring 48 ...

It sounds like something fabricated in a nightmare — a 48-foot-long snake that weighs 2,500 pounds. But the titanoboa cerrejonensis isn't a mythical creature. It slithered on Earth, dining on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prehistoric monster snake the length of a school bus that likely fed on supersize turtles and crocodiles has made its way to the Smithsonian Institution for an exhibit opening ...

Sixty million years ago, long after the dinosaurs had vanished, a new ruler emerged in the sweltering rainforests of South America. It wasn’t a dinosaur, a crocodile, or any creature we might expect, ...

Titanoboa is now the star of “Titanoboa: Monster Snake,” premiering April 1 on the Smithsonian Channel. Research on the snake and its environment continues, and I caught up with the Titanoboa team ...