Named after the mythical serpent Vasuki from Hindu mythology, it belonged to the now-extinct Madtsoiidae family, a group of ...

Can a snake truly be longer than a school bus? Vasuki indicus is a ginormous prehistoric snake that broke every assumption ...

Researchers examining fossilized vertebrae found in a western Indian mine in 2005 just determined that they once made up the spine of a massive prehistoric snake. The creature, dubbed Vasuki ...

Around 47 million years ago, an enormous snake, estimated to be between 36 and 50 feet long, roamed what is now India, according to research published last year. Named Vasuki indicus, this extinct ...

Researchers have discovered fossils of an enormous prehistoric snake named Vasuki indicus in India, which lived around 47 million years ago. Initially thought to be a crocodile, the snake was ...

Vasuki Indicus is believed to have been one of the largest snakes ever, with an estimated length ranging from 11 to 15 meters. The snake belonged to the extinct madtsoiidae family and had a broad ...

While Titanoboa, found in Colombia, was previously the largest known snake with an estimated length of 12.8–14.3 meters (42–47 feet), Vasuki indicus, unearthed in India, has been estimated to ...

Analiza Pathak February 26, 2025 7:27 PM IST Researchers gave it the name Vasuki indicus after "the mythical snake king Vasuki" in Hindu mythology, who is often depicted as wrapped around Shiva's ...

With an estimated length of 36 to 50 feet, Vasuki Indicus rivaled Titanoboa, the largest known snake, and may have weighed around 2,200 pounds. This ancient snake thrived in warm temperatures of ...