Vasuki indicus

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Vasuki indicus is an extinct snake species in the family Madtsoiidae that lived during the Middle Eocene in India. V. indicus is the only species in the genus Vasuki, known from several vertebrae found in the Naredi Formation. It has an estimated body length between 10.9–15.2 m (36–50 ft), making it the largest known madtsoiid. The highest length estimates place Vasuki among the longest snakes ever discovered.

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