Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Titanoboa Snake: Credit Will Klein

‘Get Up Close & Personal with the Largest Snake in the World’

From deep underground in a Colombian coal mine, in a layer dating to 65 million years ago, scientists have uncovered the remains of the largest snake that ever roamed the planet, Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Explore the Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences until April 19, 2015.

Experience the Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit

The Titanoboa is approximately 48 feet long and weighing an estimated one-and-a-half tons. Imagine being the size of school bus and weighing as much as a small car. Twice as long as the longest snake alive today, the Titanoboa could crush and devour a crocodile.

“Titanoboa is a bigger, badder boa, and it will simply knock your socks off,” says Academy Director of Exhibits Jennifer Sontchi.

At this exhibit, visitors will:

• Stand eye-to-eye with a full-scale model of this massive predator.
• Examine model vertebrae to compare Titanoboa with a modern anaconda.
• Crawl the length of Titanoboa in the Titanoboa Challenge. There also is a shorter crawl-through tunnel for young children.
• See live snakes from the Academy’s collection.
• Learn about venom, fangs and scales from the educators at the Carts of Curiosity.
• Enjoy a Smithsonian documentary about Titanoboa in the mini-theater (every hour on the hour)
• See snake specimens from the Academy’s Herpetology Collection.
• Learn about the important role snakes play in our lives.

So slither on over to the Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences and experience fear face-to-face with the largest snake ever.

Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Location

The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Dates

February 14 – April 19, 2015

Hours

Monday – Friday  |  10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday  |  10:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Cost

General Admission:  Adults $15.95  & Children $13.95 (Ages 3-13)  |  Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit is $3 per person  |  Members  –  All members are free for both regular admission & to the exhibit

Phone

(215) 299-1000

Web Site

• Titanoboa: Monster Snake Exhibit

All Photos & Images Courtesy of The Academy of Natural Sciences