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Giant Snake Preyed on Baby Dinosaurs

Posted March 02, 2010 7:52 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Remains of an enormous snake have been discovered in a 67-million-year-old dinosaur nest, according to a new study. The snake was found coiled around a crushed dinosaur egg and next to what was left of a hatchling titanosaur.

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03/02/2010 11:15 AM

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The 11.5-foot-long snake, described in the latest PLoS Biology, represents a new species, Sanajeh indicus, meaning "ancient-gaped one from the Indian subcontinent."

An 11.5 ft snake is enormous?

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03/02/2010 12:28 PM

It's relative. Looking down in the shower one morning and finding one at your feet...then yes.
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03/03/2010 12:46 AM

Yeah, I was asking myself the same question. Hell, a friend of mine has a 19ft Reticulated Python for a pet. And it's only average size, they have been known to get up to 28ft
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03/03/2010 1:04 AM

I know! I did notice however, that the article was written by a woman. (sorry Sue, English Rose, savvyexacta, Sharkles and Jaxy).

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03/03/2010 1:11 AM

"I did notice however, that the article was written by a woman"

Whoa man. Like poking a hornets nest with a short stick.

Actually, that might be safer

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03/04/2010 1:24 PM

And what, may I ask, does that do to contribute to the article discussion?

They were comparing 1.6 ft long baby dinosaurs to an 11.5 ft snake. Plus we know nothing about the snake, for all we know, it could have been a baby. Having a female write this article has nothing to do with any of it.
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