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Researchers in India have discovered an absolute beast of a serpent. Snakes make you nervous? You might want to sit down for this one.
The exceptionally large vertebrae measure between about 1.5 inches and 2.5 inches long and between around 2.5 inches wide and 4.7 inches wide, suggesting a broad cylindrical body. The backbone appears to come from a fully grown reptile. The snake would have had at least 800 vertebrae in all, the pair said in an email.Bajpai and his former students uncovered the fossils in 2005 while prospecting the area for early whales, which they found, along with other vertebrate fossils.
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