Scientifically the scariest thing in the world is snakes
seventy percent of us adults say their biggest fear is snakes
of course creatures like pythons and anacondas are spooky and also dangerous
but any snake we have today pales in comparison to the titanoboa the
titanoboa was the largest snake that ever lived
they're now extinct but they lived in laguajira that is what is known today as
north eastern colombia gigantic fossils of these snakes have
been found in colombia and they date back to 58 to 60 million
years ago but what if these gigantic snakes never
went extinct how would humans in the past present and
future deal with them and how would our world be different today if these things
still roamed with us would humans even be able to exist
let's find out titanoboas were threats to pretty much any creature on land
they were so large that they were at the top of the food chain by miles
the titanoboa held the record for the largest animal on the planet for about
10 million years one reason why was because of its
immense size its length was around 43 feet or 13 meters this meant that it
was larger than two giraffes if they were laying down
vertically to make things even more scary the titanoboa weighed a ridiculous
amount the snake weighed over one ton that
means this snake weighed as much as a young elephant
thankfully humans weren't around 60 million years ago to see these
but if they were here's how they would compare in size as you can see the
titanoboa dwarfs any human titanoboa's mouths were so large they
could easily swallow a hippo hole but of course they had very different animals
all those years ago so what did they eat well titanoboas
would often eat fish from swamps and rivers
titanoboas are also known for eating crocodiles
much like snakes today the titanoboa would take out its prey
using constriction many misunderstand this and think snakes simply squeeze you
in that's not true instead what they do is
wait for you to wriggle around as you move your body around they're
able to squeeze in tighter and tighter so just like quicksand the more you move
around the more quickly you'll be taken out
the force of a titanoboa constricting you would be double the weight of the
brooklyn bridge crushing you but how did titanoboas get so big well
remember these lived in the paleocene era that was when earth was very warm
this meant that cold-blooded snakes like the titan boa could grow very large
you see as you get further away from the equator animals decrease in size
especially ectothermic ones like snakes this is still true today but was even
more true back then the titan boa had a row of sharp curved
teeth these pointed inwards into the rear of
its mouth this kept its prey from struggling or
getting away the only thing that could stop the titan boa was the mayo scene
that's when it began going extinct but what if that never happened and we had
to live with taitan boas today if they were still around today they
would only be in warm climates they would be near the equator so if you
live further north or south from the equator you should be fine
today we would probably find these most in the amazon jungle and they would
mainly be seen in countries like colombia and brazil
this would mean bad news for people in central and south america
and because many ancient civilizations began here this could have changed the
course of human history ancient civilizations like the aztecs
and incas could have been wiped out by titan bowers
but if they weren't they would have probably thought that titan boas was
some kind of god they would have likely worshipped the
snake and also made sacrifices to it titanoboas would likely still eat fish
this means they would be near water for example swamps or rivers
so perhaps ancient civilizations would have had to build their houses in trees
titanoboas are huge but many rainforest trees are larger than the snakes
this meant that if you built somewhere high enough titanoboas couldn't get to
you but what about right now how would we
interact with titanoboas in 2020 well they would likely be a prized trophy
when it comes to hunting they could be used in many industries for example
cuisine titanoboas would likely be a very
expensive dish as they would be hard to hunt
many trophy hunters would also love to hunt titanoboas
and they could also be used for their skin as snakeskin boots and bags are
very expensive around the world but any hunters would have to trek
through these swamps of rainforests and unlike many other animals because
titanoboas are so big tranquilizers could not take these out
their size would also make it very hard to trap them however because
their main food source crocodiles are still alive today you could use them to
set a trap we would likely be fascinated with titan bowers
after all they're much larger than any land animal we have today
nature documentaries would be made about these things all the time
and camera crews would likely risk their lives to get great footage of this snake
zoos would probably not be able to hold titan bowers
they're very large and could break out of zoos and cause chaos in cities
also they would be very expensive to maintain they would have to be fed
crocodiles which could get expensive and hard to do
if titanoboas did escape from a zoo or got into a major city they could take
down gigantic windows people would have to board up their
homes and businesses until the taitanaboa was taken out
regular pest control crews could not do this and we'd have to bring in the
military just imagine how epic that would be to watch their military versus
a gigantic snake now this could happen but it wouldn't be
because they see us as food like other snakes titan bowers only seek crocodiles
and fish as their food not humans but if we tried to harm them they would
likely eat us simply to get us out of the way
unless titan bowers evolved to live in colder climates they would not be able
to reach the usa but they could definitely reach much of
south america central america and maybe even mexico
remember there are many large cities near the amazon rainforest
for example equitos city in peru and manhouse city in brazil if the titan boa
went to one of these cities it would destroy the entire place
but eventually us humans would simply have to adapt we'd have to get used to
the fact that there are gigantic snakes roaming the world with
us titan bowers would probably be seen like any other scary animal for example
sharks only titan bowers are on land with us
even if titan bowers did exist today they could still go extinct in the
future if the world suddenly dropped in
temperature then titan bowers could go extinct
that's how they went extinct before so this could always happen again but
right now the world's global temperature is not going down so that likely would
not happen if the world's temperatures rose even
more this could mean that titan bows could get even bigger
so it's probably a good thing that they went extinct all those millions of years
ago but now it's time to make your voice heard comment below do you wish titan
boasts didn't go extinct or are you glad they're no longer around with us today
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