Paleontologists in India just identified a gargantuan prehistoric snake that roamed the Earth 47 million years ago. The largest living snake on Earth today is the reticulated python, with the longest ...

The team investigated that the snake had rear limbs and likely evolved ... produced the result of a treasure trove of new skulls and skeletons of the species from the fossil-rich sites.

Researchers gave it the name Vasuki indicus after “the mythical snake king Vasuki” in Hindu mythology, who is often depicted ...