#extinct snakes

This is a drawing I drew for this New Year. :) Since this is the year of the snake ine Chinese calendar, I chose the giant snake Titanoboa cerrejonensis from the Paleocene of Colombia for the drawing. :D This relative of modern boa snakes is estimated to have reached a length of more than 12 meters. Initially, it was assumed that this snake was a constrictor, but a study of the anatomy of the jaws and teeth showed that it rather hunted fish. Titanoboa lived in rivers bordered by lush tropical forests. The warm and humid climate of the Paleocene favored the existence of reptilian fauna in Colombia.