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'Titanoboa: Monster Snake' is a 2012 documentary film produced by the Smithsonian Institution. The documentary treats 'Titanoboa', the largest snake ever found. Fossils of the snake were uncovered from the Cerrejn Formation at Cerrejn, the tenth biggest coal mine in the world in the Cesar-Ranchera Basin of La Guajira, northern Colombia, covering an area larger than Washington, D.C.[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-titanoboa-the-40-foot-long-snake-was-found-115791429/ How 'Titanoboa', the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found] at Smithsonian Institution The documentary premiered at the Smithsonian Channel on April 1, 2012, followed by a panel discussion from the scientists who spearheaded the research: Carlos Jaramillo from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Jonathan Bloch from the Florida Museum of Natural History and Jason Head from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Description



, featured in the documentary and included in the species epithet of 'Titanoboa cerrejonensis'

The documentary describes the finding of and scientific examination after 'Titanoboa'. The tagline of the documentary is:

Meet Titanoboa: She's longer than a bus, eats crocodiles for breakfast and makes the anaconda look like a garter snake."


The documentary was released on March 28, 2012 at the Baird auditorium of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.[http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/titanoboa-monster-snake-premieres-national-museum-natural-history-march-28 Titanoboa: Monster Snake Premieres at the National Museum of Natural History March 28]

Cast



* Jonathan Bloch (himself)

* Edwin Cadena (himself)

* Percy Fawcett (archive photo)

* Alexander Hastings (himself)

* Jason Head (himself)

* Shawn Heflick (himself)

* Fabiany Herrera (himself)

* Kevin Hockley (himself)[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/snake-found-in-grand-central-station-163249614/ Snake Found in Grand Central Station!] at Smithsonian Institution

* Carlos Jaramillo (himself)

* P. David Polly (himself)

* Jess Rivas (himself)

References




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