What If the Titanoboa Lived Today?

oh hi i was just reading about the mosasaurus and lost track of time if you want to be transported the same way i was click on the link below to get our what if 100 book now let's start the episode [Music] roughly 60 million years ago the largest snake to ever exist roamed the earth this is the titanoboa this giant snake hunted reptiles birds and even crocodiles so what would happen if this creature roamed the earth today how much food would it need to eat would it be a threat to humans and how big was this thing this is what if and here's what would happen if the titanoboa never went extinct discovered in colombia its official name is the titanoboa serejonasis with a length of 15 meters and weighing just over 1 000 kilograms it would be almost three times the size of a giant anaconda if you're a person of average height its one meter girth would be as high as your waist fortunately or maybe unfortunately you'd be most likely to find a titanoboa when you're both hunting for fish or swimming it's a matter of physics moving around in the water is much easier for creatures like huge whales and this snake rather than being on land and although living in trees has never been an option for this great snake it could trek inland on occasion scientists are speculating that it belongs to the snake family called boyds they're non-venomous snakes which sounds pretty safe but titanoboas might use teeth to grab a hold of their prey and it's been said that the teeth can bend like curved hooks sticking into you the more the prey struggles the more it gets hooked then they squeeze their prey after a few minutes ischemia happens blood flow to the heart or brain is restricted causing a shortage of oxygen and eventually death fossils show that a titanaboa's lower jaw extends past the back of the skull giving it a greater range of movement when opening its mouth it could swallow you in one piece titanaboa probably fed on giant turtles and primitive crocodiles which were about 6 meters in length a snake this size would probably have to eat about 40 kilograms of food every day that's twice as much as an anaconda these snakes are killers that can move easily in water humans might be an ideal snack places such as australia seem to coexist with dangerous snakes but the sheer massiveness of a titanoboa would dwarf anything we're used to titanoboas would prefer a hot damp jungle-like area like the amazon snakes rely on heat from outside their bodies to survive about 58 million years ago titanoboas lived in an environment about five degrees warmer than it is today maybe we'd find these giant snakes in asia or what about a place like florida it's sweltering and humid for part of the year because of its massive body roughly the size of a small car it would most likely hide in hot swampy areas or lakes this allows it to hunt more efficiently alligators lounging along golf course lakes are common in florida and the titanoboa could easily be attracted to this food haven and if there are no alligators on the menu that day what would be the next best option yeah golfers i bet you're wondering if there's any benefit to having titanoboa around well yeah pest control raccoons deer or anything ripping through your garbage would no longer be an issue with a titanoboa on the lookout now although the titanic boa is extinct we recommend that you stay clear of giant snakes in 2018 an indonesian woman was swallowed by a giant python what would it be like to be eaten alive by one of these giants well we'll leave that story for another what if you

Channel: What If

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Id: 84HcFg8CXA8

Length: 5min 27sec (327 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 22 2021