Skeleton of a giant snake found on Google Maps: This is the truth behind the viral picture

The skeleton-like figure of a giant snake is said to have taken social media by storm, via Google Maps in France. viral video set Twitter abuzz, many claim it to be the extinct Titanoboa.

On March 24, a TikTok channel, @googlemapsfun, published a video that purportedly showed an aerial view of a snake-like object off the coast of France. Google Map,

Although the video has garnered over 2 million views on TikTok, and is actually a snake-like object that can be seen on Google Maps, an investigation of the viral clip by Snopes found that the ‘snake skeleton’ is actually a “large one”. . , the metal sculpture known as Le Serpent d’Ocean.”

Interestingly, this statue is located on the west coast of France and measures 425 feet in length.

Le Serpent d’Option was unveiled in 2012 as part of the Estuaire art exhibition. It was created by Sino-French artist Huang Yong Ping, reports atlas obscura,

The sculpture was created by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping and is 130 meters tall. According to another report, it is known as Le Serpent d’Occion and is visible from satellites when the tide ends. It is important to note that the ‘Snake Skeleton’ seen on Google Maps is actually a work of art.

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