Imagine a serpent as long as a small plane, weighing over a ton! This was Titanoboa, the prehistoric king of the Amazon.

Clarkston, Washington laughs at that assumption while sitting pretty on the Snake River in the state’s southeastern corner. Wide streets and mountain backdrops prove small-town America still exists ...

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...