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March 19, 2009
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This artist's rendering of the largest snake on record shows its size; it lived in or near water.
This artist's rendering of the largest snake on record shows its size. The boa likely spent much of its life in or near water.
Credit: Jason Bourque, Florida Museum of Natural History
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