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In what era did snakes first appear?

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The earliest fossil snakes date back to 90 million years ago. Genetic analyses of living snakes and lizards suggest that snakes evolved from terrestrial lizards related to today's monitor lizards. Snakes probably evolved from lizards who preferred to crawl on their belly rather than use their legs.

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Snakes were first discovered in The Bible times starting with Adam and Eve. When the serpent tempeted Eve her husband also fell forth. But snakes have been here for millions and millions of years.

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The earliest known snake is Pachyrachis, who lived in the early Cretaceous Period in the Mesozoic Era.

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