The snakes stayed large and thrived even when cooling temperatures and shrinking habitats killed off other giant reptiles ...

Anacondas come from an era when many fellow reptiles and amphibians were equally gigantic. They all shrank or disappeared, ...

Giant anacondas grew large early and kept that size for millions of years, surviving climate shifts and habitat changes ...

A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical ...

Unlike other giant species, which reached their peak size during the Miocene before dying out and getting replaced by smaller ...

Anacondas reached their enormous size about 12.4 million years ago and, unlike most other Miocene giants, have barely changed ...

Anacondas have remained apex predators for over 12 million years and aren’t considered endangered, but that doesn’t mean they ...

A new study of ancient fossils found that millions of years ago these creatures grew to more than a whopping 5 metres in ...

Ancient anaconda fossils show that the snakes became giants soon after emerging in Miocene South America. Their size has stayed stable for over 12 million years, even though other huge reptiles went ...

A new fossil study reveals that giant anacondas achieved their immense size around 12.4 million years ago, a dimension they ...

This behemoth is the largest snake ever discovered. It’s not only bigger but also very genetically distinct from its southern cousin, raising questions about biodiversity and the Amazon’s fragile ...

The Shedd Aquarium’s “Amazon Rising” exhibit offers a glimpse into the many animal and plant species native to the faraway rainforest, including the emerald tree boa, white-faced whistling duck, dwarf ...