Some of Team Titanoboa, from left to right: Charlie Brinson, Markus Hager, Michelle La Haye, Jordan Cowan, Mark Eijsermans, Hugh Patterson, James Simard, Kelly Metzger, Polly Tan, Julian Fong, and Jonathan Faille (Photo: Michael J.P. Hall)
The original Titanoboa was a species of snake that lived 60 million years ago, reaching a length of 50 feet (15 meters) and an estimated weight of one ton (907 kg). When artist Charlie Brinson first heard about the creature’s discovery in 2009, he decided that he wanted to build a life-size electromechanical replica of the monster. A co-founder of Vancouver’s eatART collective, he put a team of members together, and work began this summer. via gizmag
