Sanajeh

Sanajeh ("ancient gape" in Sanskrit ) is a madtsoiid snake from the Late Cretaceous of India.

Description
Based on the length of its skull (95 mm), Sanajeh may have measured 3.5 meters in length from head to tail. Its vertebrae have well-developed articulations, which is a common feature of all madtsoiid snakes.

Classification
Sanajeh is a member of the family Madtsoiidae, which also includes two Australian genera of extinct snake that lived in the Cenozoic. Below is a cladogram based on the 2010 description of Sanajeh showing its relationship with other snakes:

Discovery
The skull, jaws, and vertebrae of Sanajeh were discovered in rocks of the Maastrichian-age Lameta Formation in Gujarat, India. The fossils were described in 2010.

Diet
Sanajeh was found preserved next to a clutch of eggs from a sauropod dinosaur, and coiled next to a crushed egg. The snake was probably preying on the clutch and eating the hatchling dinosaurs.