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34-Million-Year-Old Snake Discovered in Wyoming Changes Our Understanding of Evolution
The fossilized skeleton of the newly discovered snake species Hibernophis breithaupti, which lived 38 million years ago in what is now western Wyoming, reveals insights into the evolution and social behavior of its modern descendants. Credit: Jasmine Croghan Ancient snakes have been unearthed, shedding light on the continent’s slithering past. A newly discovered fossil snake
Ancient Snake and Centipede Carvings in South America Are among World’s Largest Rock Engravings
Enormous engraved rock art of anacondas, rodents and other animals along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela may have been used to mark territory 2,000 years agoBy Stephanie PappasArtistic impressions of a mythical snake traversing the Orinoco River. Dr Philip RirisSkim along the Orinoco River on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, and you
A snake was saved from a potential fire at North Fork Elementary School in Woodland Friday morning
Upon locating a classroom with heavy smoke, firefighters discovered a terrarium containing the snake with smoldering wood chips inside Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue (CCFR) units were dispatched at 5:31 a.m. Friday (Oct. 1) to a report of smoke inside North Fork Elementary School, located at 2250 Lewis River Road in Woodland. A school staff member had…