This snake weighing 1100kgs, as long as a small plane was the ultimate prehistoric mega-predator of the Amazon rainforest

Imagine a serpent as long as a small plane, weighing over a ton! This was Titanoboa, the prehistoric king of the Amazon.
The Cool Down

North Georgia hiker flips tins for snakes, finds 'biggest copperhead I have ever seen'

A North Georgia hike during a rainy Memorial Day weekend led to a run of snake sightings, with one wildlife creator ...
BBC Wildlife

“It’s by far the largest I’ve ever seen in my 25 years as a marine biologist…” New 4-metre giant, 400-year-old creature discovered

While diving in the waters of Fiordland, off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, researchers were amazed to discover an enormous black coral. The coral is thought to be among the largest ever ...
Discover Wildlife

11 of the biggest animals on Earth – number 4 is absolutely massive!

From river giants to land-dwelling beasts, these are the biggest creatures walking, swimming and flying across our planet ...
Smithsonian Magazine

After Decades of Debate, Scientists Say These Fossils Belong to the Largest Known Scorpion, Which Lived 415 Million Years Ago

Researchers have wondered whether Praearcturus gigas was a giant crustacean called an isopod or some other creature. A new ...