Many people have suggested that the strange formations inside the cave – and the patterns of the rocks outside – are indeed the fossilised remains of a giant snake. Not necessarily a nāga from Buddhist mythology, but instead the remains of the largest snake that ever roamed the earth – the titanoboa.
In this manner, how big is a titanoboa?
Their study gave it a maximum length of 10.7 metres, easily eclipsed by their latest discovery. Titanoboa was also a hefty creature. Using the length-weight ratios of a rock python and an anaconda as a guide, Head estimated that Titanoboa weighed in at over 1.3 tons.
Then, what is a Naga?
naga, (Sanskrit: “serpent”) in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, a member of a class of mythical semidivine beings, half human and half cobra. They are a strong, handsome species who can assume either wholly human or wholly serpentine form and are potentially dangerous but often beneficial to humans.
What is the biggest snake in Thailand?
The Reticulated Python is found throughout Southeast Asia, and is very common here in Thailand. This snake reaches a maximum length of approximately 30 feet long (near 10 meters), and is one of few snakes which can be considered dangerous to human beings, sometimes preying on children or people sleeping.
When did the titanoboa go extinct?
Where is the snake rock?
This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.
The wonderfully painted rock juts up out of the ground along a wooded road in Marlborough, Connecticut.