The discovery in Colombia of a giant species of fossil snake is news in itself. But a wider, more controversial inference to be drawn is that tropical climate in the past was not buffered from global warming.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/snakes-tell-torrid-tale
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matthew-huber
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossils
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/colombia