Vasuki indicus vertebrae from 47-million-year-old Gujarat lignite place the snake at 10.9–15.2 m, rivaling Titanoboa

Paleontologists recovered 27 articulated and isolated vertebrae from Middle Eocene lignite in Gujarat. Centrum lengths of 37.5–62.7 mm and widths to 111 mm were compared with extant boids using two regression models, producing the 10.9–15.2 m interval. The broad, cylindrical centra and low neural spines indicate a heavy-bodied, slow-moving constrictor rather than an aquatic form. The find fills a geographic gap between South American Titanoboa and later Asian pythons, showing that giant boids evolved on the Indian subcontinent while it remained an island. Eocene warmth and high productivity in the Kutch basin likely supported the large prey base required for such a predator. No cranial material was preserved, leaving diet and exact phylogenetic position unresolved. Future systematic screen-washing of the same horizon could recover skull elements and test whether Vasuki exceeded Titanoboa in mass. Additional vertebrae would also tighten length estimates that currently differ by more than 4 m depending on the reference taxon chosen.