Anacondas have been giant for millions of years, a new study finds. The enormous snakes' average body size has remained constant since they first appeared in the fossil record about 12.4 million years ...

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 ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how gigantic animals during the Miocene were replaced by ...

A recent study on fossilized remains from Venezuela suggests that the giant size of these anacondas evolved around 12.4 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about their growth.

Snakes live just about everywhere. From black rat snakes in the garden to rattlers out West, they're simply a part of many healthy ecosystems. It's the venomous snakes and the giant, bone-crushing ...

A new fossil study reveals that giant anacondas achieved their immense size around 12.4 million years ago, a dimension they have largely maintained ever since. This enduring gigantism was enabled by ...

A quiet river at dusk can feel ancient. It carries hints of creatures that lived long before us. A new study now shows one such survivor, the anaconda, has stayed giant for millions of years. Why Have ...

The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

A new study has challenged previous knowledge on anaconda, the giant snakes that haunt people nightmares.

1997’s Anaconda is a great old name in the annals of ’90s cult classics, although it’s really far less campy than its reputation suggests. The notion of a 40-foot killer snake is terrifying as well as ...