The Habitat That Made The Largest Snake Known

Titanoboa wasn't just a giant snake but was considerably larger than any of the other giant snakes, challenging what is known about snake biology. So what sort of habitat made such a unusual creature, well Colombia at this time was an incredibly hot swampy wetland, and Titanoboa was just one of many giant reptiles.

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I love how after mass extinctions crocodilian animals come out swinging like, "Oh boy, I'll dominate the ecosystem this time 'round, just you wait"
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Titanoboa being a fish-eater makes a lot of sense. I guess it's a less spectacular image than a giant snake eating other giant creatures, but it certainly is more logical from a biologic perspective.

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The period right after most of the dinosaurs went belly up is so fascinating. It is a same that very little popular documentaries focus on it. It is either about the K-T event itself or about much later about some type of charismatic mega fauna. So thanks for making this video.

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Acherontisuchus is named after Acheron, a river located in the Greek underworld. How fitting for a giant crocodilian that dwelt in probably one of the most dangerous swamps in the planet's history.

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Hey Moth Light Media. I was wondering if you could do an episode on why cold-blooded reptiles cannot operate very well - or at all - in cold environments, whilst cold-blooded fish can be very energetic in cold water.

What reptile can do the equivalent of what trout and salmon do, for instance? They swim up river for many miles in cold water, often jumping up raging waterfalls? Or what about all the hundreds of species of fish that thrive vigorously in very cold marine habitats?

If fish have had this ability since their early days, why don't their land-based descendants have it? What IS it that makes their cold-blooded bodies work so well in temperatures that reptiles just can't seem to adapt to?

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They went extinct after The Great Sharknado during the scifizoic period

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Interesting, didn’t realise Titanoboa lived in what’s now Colombia! Fitting from our perspective.

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Crazy how diverse the ecosystems was given the recent mass extinction

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