This Newly Discovered Snake Was Larger Than Titanoboa
We've got a new snake discovered you already know I have to cover it. You might also be surprised that I'm not a month late to a discovery for month but hey we adapt.
Now despite being new it was originally discovered in 2004, but was described as a new genus and species of madtsoiid snake.
Presenting the newest contender for the world's largest snake that was discovered in India: vasuki indicus
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