Giant snakes, measuring up to six-and-a-half ... A recent study by Bangor University experts has revealed the Aesculapian rat snake, native to central and southern Europe, has been "accidentally ...

Though a complete skeleton wasn’t found, size estimates place this species among the largest snakes ever known, alongside Titanoboa, a massive 42-foot-long snake that lived in Colombia.

But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and super sense of smell, this species has captured the ...