The titanoboa was A 48 foot long, 2 ton snake that ate crocodiles for breakfast.
It was the biggest snake to have ever lived in the history of our planet, and it lived
60 million years ago during the paleocene era.
If titanoboa were alive today, it would pose a definite threat to humanity, most specifically
humanity that lived in tropical rainforests near the equator.
But if titanoboa didn’t go extinct, would that mean it would be invinsible?
Today, life’s biggest questions asks, how could you defeat a titanoboa snake.
Hello and welcome back to life’s biggest questions, the channel that imagines the imposible.
I’m charlotte dobre and thanks for checking out another video.
And a big welcome to all our new subscribers who found our channel through our video What
If The Titanoboa Snake Didn’t Go Extinct.
As a big thank you, we’ve decided to make a series of videos on the titanoboa snake,
expanding on that idea.
Make sure you stick around until the end of the video where we will be responding to some
of your comments.
There are huge snakes like anacondas and pythons that are alive in this day and age that capable
of killing humans, And swallowing them whole.
Giant pythons have made headlines for swallowing humans.
Back in june of 2018, a 23 foot python swallowed an Indonesian woman whole after she had gone
to check on her vegetable garden.
This python was killed by the residents of the Indonesian town so that they could extract
the body of the slain woman from its belly.
A 23 foot python is still half the size of titanoboa, I would imagine it would have been
quite hard to kill.
So how could you defeat a titanoboa snake?
Well titanoboas would be extremely difficult to evade if they were roaming around the jungle,
hungry because they hadn’t eaten in weeks.
58 Million years ago, titanoboa was the king of the jungle.
Titanoboas required warmer, tropical climates and would likely only live near the equator.
It hunted mostly in water, and was a swimmer.
It would be very difficult to navigate the swampy terrain of the rainforest, let alone
do so when there was a giant snake slithering about.
Titanoboa had a huge teeth with sharp teeth pointed toward its throat, that kept prey
moving toward its stomach.
Like other snakes, its strike was probably very fast, and it moved around effortlessly.
But does that mean it would be impossible to defeat a titanoboa snake?
Well, maybe for early humans who didn’t know much about it.
But I highly doubt indigenous peoples, if they did manage to live at the same time during
titanoboas reign, would know nothing about how to defeat titanoboa.
After all, when it comes down to it, titanoboa was a snake.
And snakes are not invincible.
In fact, they have one very notable weakness.
Sure, to be killed by titanoboa would not be a fun experience.
Like other snakes, Titanoboa would wrap around its prey so it couldn’t escape.
Every time its victim exhales, titanoboas grip around it gets tighter, eventually causing
it to suffocate.
That’s when titanoboa opens its jaws that are equipped with flexable ligaments, and
proceeds to swallow its prey whole.
Even though this might seem like a terrifying scene, swallowing such a huge victim is not
an easy thing for a snake, even a snake as big as old tibo.
After titanoboa has consumed its prey whole, that is when its most vulnerable.
Titanoboa is going to be stuffed to the brim until it fully digests its meal.
I mean that’s pretty relateable.
Its pretty difficult to do anything but watch tv after going back for second helpings at
your mom’s thanksgiving feast.
I cant imagine titanoboa would have a very easy time doing anything either after eating
a whole crocodile.
It’s not clear how long it would take for titanoboa to digest a pig or a crocodile or
even a human.
The warmer a snakes body is, the faster they digest their food.
It takes 3 to 5 days for a regular sized snake to digest its food.
And huge anacondas from south America eat larger prey, so their digestion takes weeks.
I would imagine the same would be true for titanoboa.
Good news is, This would be the perfect time to attack a titanoboa snake.
As I previously stated in my last video on titanoboa, if you wanted to set a trap for
this great snake, you could do so using its favourite food source, either a crocodile
or a pig.
Snakes are known to be notoriously picky eaters.
If they don’t find any suitable prey, they go weeks without eating.
Titanoboa wouldn’t be able to help itself if it came across a victim in the jungle so
beautifully set out for it to eat.
Once titanoboa scarfs down its meal, it would be pretty much helpless.
Indigenous people could have attacked titanoboa using spears, or even slicing it in two using
a huge sword.
And of course, in modern times, it would be easy to kill a titanoboa using modern weapons
like guns, fired at its head.
So there you have it, that is all for this episode of lifes biggest questions, but Before
we wrap up this video, I’m going to respond to some comments from our original video,
what if the titanoboa snake didn’t go extinct.
Rusli Dharmawan – If they didn’t go extinct, we will make them extinct.
That’s our nature.
True enough.
Vince Noriega – Oh hell naw if this thing still existed then I’d voluntarily go extinct.
I second that.
Cellphone bwahahha – they would never survive today because the oxygen levels are very low
compared to its time.
Also very true.
Back when titanoboa was alive, there were plenty of animals and insects that were much
larger than we are used to, and that’s because there was far more oxygen in the atmosphere.
Christiana Ogbuli – is it just me or is that snake like th basilisk from harry potter
and the chamber of secrets.
Definitely not the same snake because titanoboa was real.
ADHDetard – lets be glad its extinct.
I agree.
Snakes are my least favourite animal, even if I am a slytherin.
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