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Imagine a snake longer than a school bus slithering through ancient Indian swamps. That giant was unveiled as Vasuki indicus, a colossal prehistoric snake species discovered in India.
Believed to be one of the longest snakes ever to have lived, potentially exceeding the size of the famous Titanoboa, and weighing close to a tonne (1,000 kg), this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago in India.
The discovery journey began back in 2005 when miners at the Panandhro Lignite Mine in Kutch, Gujarat, unearthed 27 remarkably well-preserved fossil vertebrae - parts of the snake's backbone.
For years, these large bones puzzled...