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Enormous Anaconda Fossils Reveal They Got Big 12 Million Years Ago – And Stayed Big

A new study has reconstructed anacondas that lived in what’s now Venezuela 12 million years ago. The fossil vertebrae reveal ...
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The close call that proved how unpredictable giant anacondas can be

This short captures the intense moment a giant anaconda reacted far faster than expected. The feeding starts calmly until a sudden movement triggers a near strike. The footage shows just how quickly ...
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Bones of giant anacondas found in Venezuela. Here's what scientists discovered when they pieced them together

A new study has revealed South America’s wetlands have been home to 5.2m-long anacondas for more than 12 million ...
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Fossil anaconda vertebrae, which make up the backbone (IMAGE)

Anacondas can have more than 300 vertebrae in their backbones, and measurements of the size of individual fossilised ...