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Gigantic prehistoric snake found in India may be among the largest…
Vasuki indicus, a 47-million-year-old giant that may have reached fifty feet, is being compared to Titanoboa; scientists think it was a slow ambush hunter.

At a glance
- First reported by ScienceDaily: “Gigantic prehistoric snake discovered in India may have been one of the largest ever”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:12 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: India.
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Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOn October fourteenth, ScienceDaily reported a prehistoric snake from India called Vasuki indicus, and it may have reached fifty feet long.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI have not slept properly since reading it.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe snake is forty-seven million years old, Dale.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorScientists say it was a slow-moving ambush predator, like a modern anaconda. It didn't chase anything. It waited. Patience like that doesn't just go extinct.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt did, though. That is the whole story. And the report says it was comparable to Titanoboa, which is also gone.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorComparable to Titanoboa. Hank, there were two of them. That is a trend.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI've measured this studio. Fifty feet fits with room for a sofa. I would simply like that on the record.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNoted. The snake has been dead for forty-seven million years, and it still has more patience than this desk.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat is exactly what it wants you to think.
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