Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas that rival small cars in length. You already know the anaconda as one of nature’s heavyweights.

A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and have remained ...

Anacondas reached their enormous size about 12.4 million years ago and, unlike most other Miocene giants, have barely changed since. Fossils from Venezuela reveal that early anacondas were already as ...

New research reveals ancient anacondas were as big as today's giants. Fossils from Venezuela show these snakes reached 5.2 meters 12.4 million years ago. Unlike other massive Miocene creatures that ...

They can grow beyond 16 feet long, they can constrict alligators, and have for long been the sinister centre of Hollywood movies and comic books. The anaconda may look like something out of Jurassic ...

Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...

A quiet river at dusk can feel ancient. It carries hints of creatures that lived long before us. A new study now shows one such survivor, the anaconda, has stayed giant for millions of years. Why Have ...