Anacondas are some of the largest snakes in the world, reaching impressive sizes which have earned them a fearsome reputation ...

Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas that rival small cars in length. You already know the anaconda as one of nature’s heavyweights.

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

Anacondas reached their enormous size about 12.4 million years ago and, unlike most other Miocene giants, have barely changed since. Fossils from Venezuela reveal that early anacondas were already as ...

New research reveals ancient anacondas were as big as today's giants. Fossils from Venezuela show these snakes reached 5.2 meters 12.4 million years ago. Unlike other massive Miocene creatures that ...

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

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 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 ...

A coiled giant anaconda. They are the largest snake species in Brazil and play a major role in legends including the ‘Boiuna’ and the ‘Cobra Grande.’ Ahead of the paper’s publication, the team at ...