Fossil anaconda vertebrae, which make up the backbone (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Fossil anaconda vertebrae, which make up the backbone

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It was previously thought that anacondas must have been even bigger in the past when it was warmer, because snakes are particularly sensitive to temperature.

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Jorge Carrillo-Briceño

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