<h5>Snake fossil found!</h5><p>Scientists uncovered fossil remains from Gujarat, belonging to a gigantic, 47-million-year-old extinct snake.</p><p>Researchers believe the snake could have been up to 15 metres long even though just a few of its vertebrae were found. The length of a cricket pitch is 20 metres, so imagine the snake taking up most of the pitch in length!</p><p>The snake species has been named Vasuki indicus. If it were still living today, the Vasuki indicus would be like a monster straight out of the movies!</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/gigantic-snake-fossil-found-in-india%2FSnake%20fossil.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=eddfa46f-917f-40e3-911f-4694d7fe9379"><figcaption>Fossils of the Vasuki indicus. Photo by Scientific Reports.</figcaption></figure><h5>The largest snake in history?</h5><p>Titanoboa is considered to be the largest snake that ever lived. It was estimated to have been 13 metres long and lived millions of years ago.</p><p>The discovery of the Vasuki indicus <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/skull-of-prehistoric-sea-monster-discovered">fossil</a> can now make it the largest snake in history. But more research is required before it can officially take the crown.</p><p>The biggest snake that is living today is Asia's reticulated python, with the largest one being 10 metres long.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/gigantic-snake-fossil-found-in-india%2FTitanoboa.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=250461d2-4b56-4ed2-a3a0-fce601881139"><figcaption>Graphical representation of the Titanoboa. Photo by Encyclopedia Britannica.</figcaption></figure><h5>Importance of finding and studying fossils.</h5><p>Fossils provide us with valuable insight into the Earth’s history. They help us understand how life started on the planet, how the earlier times were, how the earth and its climate evolved, etc.</p><p>Fossils also help us learn more about our continents and how all of them were connected once upon a time.</p><p>Fossils can also be studied by scientists to understand extinction events. This knowledge can be used by them for modern conservation methods. These are some reasons for studying fossils.</p>

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