The discovery was made when a Facebook user named Ord Tahanawapij posted a photo of the Naka Cave, which features a rocky surface that appears to resemble the scales of a snake. This discovery quickly went viral, with people sharing and commenting on the unusual find.
Other publications have also shared images of the Naka Cave, referring to the mysterious city of Pu Ua Lue and its snake curse, where the reptile was petrified millions of years ago. According to legend, King Yoo Lue, a cursed king, caused the city to fall into a lake and can only escape the curse until the city is reborn. However, there is no concrete evidence to support this story.
In a related discovery, a team of researchers from the Department of Mineral Resources stumbled upon an enormous fossilized snake measuring nearly 26 feet in length, believed to be around 70 million years old, making it one of the largest snake fossils ever discovered. The fossil was found in a limestone cave in the Kanchanaburi province of Thailand.
The researchers estimate that the snake would have weighed around 1,500 pounds and would have been capable of swallowing large prey whole, making it one of the most formidable predators of its time. This discovery offers new insights into the evolutionary history of snakes and the incredible diversity of life that existed on Earth millions of years ago.
The researchers plan to study the fossil further to learn more about its anatomy and behavior, as well as to uncover more fossils in the cave system to gain further clues about the ancient ecosystem of the region.
Overall, the discovery of the Naka Caves and the fossilized snake offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of our planet and provides valuable information for the field of paleontology.
