of prehistoric 'monster snake' remains found

Prehistoric 'monster snake' remains discovered: Snake weighed 1,140 kgs (2,500 pounds), measured 13 meters (42.7 feet). Scientists believe it lived between 58 and 60 million years ago. Discovered by scientists in tropical northern region of Colombia.

Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the snake would have weighed 1,140 kilograms (2,500 pounds) and measured 13 meters (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip -- dwarfing the largest modern pythons and anacondas which can grow to 6 meters (19.5 feet). Scientists believe it slithered around the planet between 58 and 60 million years ago. Geologist David Polly, who identified the position of the fossil vertebrae which made a size estimate possible, said in a statement Wednesday: "At its greatest width, the snake would have come up to about your hips. The size is pretty amazing.

An artist's impression of what Titanoboa cerrejonensis would have looked like.