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[GH85Carrera]

^^^^ So there is a free lunch! ^^^^

[kach22i]

aviators, boots, coachella, concert, cool - inspiring picture on Favim.com

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by daepp

Park local to my work...

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[Racerbvd]

Giant cottonmouth snake found in Baldwin

Print Story Published: 12/06/2012 8:15 pm Share Updated: 12/06/2012 11:03 pm
BALDWIN, Fla. -- Humongous is an understatement when trying to describe this reptilian guy or gal.

"It's one of the biggest moccasins I've ever seen."

A cottonmouth snake was found earlier this week in the back fields of Baldwin near the Nassau County line. When we showed Charles Ford the picture he was surprised.

"Most of them you see probably aren't 5 or 7 foot at the most...that would be a big one because something usually kills them before they get that big," Charles Ford said.

The snake weighed in at nearly 87 pounds and nearly 7 feet long.

It was found by a worker clearing the land off County Road 121, which Ford says is becoming more common. He believes the price of progress is pushing critters out into the open and forcing them to come face-to-face with humans.

And with winter around the corner, this one could have been looking for a meal before hibernation.

"They're cold-blooded, so can't be out when it's cold," Ford continued.

Ford has been around snakes all his life, and even raised some. He says the cottonmouth is known for it's white throat and tongue and belongs to the water moccasin family.

He hates this one got killed, and has advice for anyone who encounters one in the future.

"They don't want nothing to do with you, so leave them alone. They got a right to live too," he explained.

Despite most people's disgust with snakes, they do serve a positive purpose. Scientists say they help keep the eco-system balanced by eating rats, mice and other pests.
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Originally Posted by Racerbvd

The one in our teaching zoo is just over 6 foot....

The server that runs my live stream of the eagle cam is just a few feet above it. But the zoo folk won't let me put a camera on him...

[GH85Carrera]

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[Racerbvd]

I went with A buddy who to check out a few foreclosure properties today, and this was in the back of one of them. Talk about old...

[porsche4life]

Old hell... Talk about health hazard!

[johnco]

I work in some much worse than that. don't see any floating dead animals in that one

[GH85Carrera]

Byron. it will take more than a pool shock to fix that one up!

[kach22i]

That distressed pool looks like it has potential as a fish farm.

Our Farms - Tropical Fish Miami

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Our Farms - Tropical Fish Miami

[krystar]

Originally Posted by kach22i

That distressed pool looks like it has potential as a fish farm.

exactly what i was thinking, instant 25,000 gallon fish tank

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