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

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

An ancient species of snake, Vasuki Indicus, lived around 47 million years ago in the state of Gujarat in India. According to research published in Scientific Reports, it could be one of the ...

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 ...

This fossil was analysed by experts, and their analysis suggests that this was the fossil of Vasuki Indicus, which turned out to be one of the largest snakes that ever existed on Earth.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...