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Colombia has a robust presence in Cannes this year, starting with Un Certain Regard entry ‘A Poet’ by Simón Mesa Soto.
By comparison, the green anaconda can grow up to 8 meters and weighs around 250 kg, while the reticulated python can exceed 9 ...
Known as Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the extinct snake’s fossilised remains were discovered in Cerrejón coal mine in northern Colombia in 2009, and the numbers behind the beast are nightmare-inducing.
I’ve seen this species alive in the wild twice during my own fieldwork,” says Diego Cisneros-Heredia, an ecologist at the San ...
In 2009, the discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis fossils in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine revealed a massive snake that lived 58 to 60 million years ago. This apex predator, reaching up to 47 ...
“Snake venom is dangerous.” Tim Friede, centre, in a lab in South San Francisco. Credit: AP Glanville worked with researchers from Colombia University, who identified two antibodies from Friede's ...
Its discovery not only revealed the snake’s impressive size but also helped researchers understand the climate of the Paleocene epoch. The warm, humid conditions of ancient Colombia likely ...
Colombia, Taiwan or Japan, and I see people dancing to Algerian rhythms—that’s a cultural victory.” DJ Snake is preparing to ...
The Ox-breed Viper, one of the world's largest vipers, is endangered due to habitat loss, illegal harvesting for collecting, ...
In the lush prehistoric jungles of what is now northern Colombia, a colossal predator once ruled the swampy lowlands. The Titanoboa cerrejonensis, a now-extinct snake species, is believed to be ...