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Sixty-seven million years ago, when dinosaur hatchlings first scrambled out of their eggs, their first—and last—glimpse of the world might have been the open jaws of a 3.5-metre-long snake named ...

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Imagine the era of giant snakes dominating Earth; the massive size could easily hunt creatures larger than them. These ...

New Delhi - A 67-million-year-old fossil of a gigantic snake coiled around dinosaur eggs found in western India has led scientists to conclude the ancient snakes a fed on dinosaur hatchlings, news ...

A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...

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After the dinosaurs disappeared, the world saw an explosion of birds and mammals. But a study suggests a burst of new snakes appeared, too, with diets to match the newly expanding array of animals.

The diets of snakes diversified massively in the aftermath of the mass extinction event that wiped out the non-bird dinosaurs, contributing to the existence of the 4000 snake species we know today.

The doom of the dinosaurs was good news for snakes. According to new research, snake biodiversity began increasing shortly after the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction—you know, the one brought ...