Big Snake.........

[Hugh R]

I don't see how they killed it. Head still on, no apparent bullet holes to the head either.

[tevake]

Man that is a fat rattler, gives me the shivers. Once at scout camp in Fla. we found a pigmy rattler and were told it is more poisonous than big ones.
Living here in the islands WO snakes has retuned my snake creep out meter.

Cheers Richard

[fred cook]

The young man in the picture is almost 6ft tall. Just because the "record" eastern diamondback is 96" (8 ft) long, it does not mean there are not larger ones yet to be found!

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is a big snake but they did the typical put it in a pole and hold it 6 feet closer to the camera than the man angle. I would love to see a tape measure next to the snake.

The snake in the picture is an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. This is apparent because of the black and gold diamond-patterning and, of course, the rattle. This species does not reach eight and a half feet long.

Living Alongside Wildlife: About That Giant Dead Rattlesnake E-mail You Got... (Updated 5/2/13)

[GG Allin]

Th feral pig population's going to explode now with that sucker gone.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by GG Allin

Th feral pig population's going to explode now with that sucker gone.

Yep

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I don't see how they killed it. Head still on, no apparent bullet holes to the head either.

Like weseeeee said, that thing is you.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I don't see how they killed it. Head still on, no apparent bullet holes to the head either.

.22 doesn't leave much of a mark. He's pretty lucky he got it with one shot. I probably would have just pissed it off with my aim. Especially if I was sitting in a blind and this thing popped its head in.

If they smell things as good as they say, the snake would have left on its own due to the shat in my pants.

[URY914]

That snake looks like a worm compared to my lizard.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by URY914

That snake looks like a worm compared to my lizard.

Gotcha. Or did you get me?

[Hydrocket]

Pity they had to kill it...

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by Hydrocket

Pity they had to kill it...

I agree, but I think that under the circumstances, the right thing was done. One thing is (almost) certain, there are bound to be more just like him (or maybe bigger!) out in those pine barrens in SE Georgia!

[john70t]

Unless it was inside the blind and he couldn't get out, a couple of good loud stomps on the floor would have sent it scurrying for good.

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by john70t

Unless it was inside the blind and he couldn't get out, a couple of good loud stomps on the floor would have sent it scurrying for good.

Was thinking the same. Or GTFO of the blind for a couple of minutes. No biggie.

Beautiful animal there. Plus I can imagine the amount of vermin a snake that size would dispose of.

[mikeesik]

You can get rabies from a large rattler like that!

[Heel n Toe]

That snake could be only 3 feet long. You can't tell because the guy is holding it out toward the camera. Look up the terms "foreshortening" or "forced perspective."

This is a common internet ploy to sensationalize something that is unworthy of note. It's been done with everything from snakes to wild boars to gators and crocs.

Remember these?
snopes.com: 15-Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/texasgator.asp

[fred cook]

I've lived in the south all my life, seen lots of Eastern Diamondbacks. I've never seen a 3' snake that fat! Besides, the guys that killed it are "straight up" types. Also, he is holding the snake pretty close to his body. Not much of a perspective shift there. I believe that is at least an honest 8 footer! Maybe more.

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

That snake could be only 3 feet long. You can't tell because the guy is holding it out toward the camera. Look up the terms "foreshortening" or "forced perspective."

This is a common internet ploy to sensationalize something that is unworthy of note. It's been done with everything from snakes to wild boars to gators and crocs.

Remember these?
snopes.com: 15-Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
snopes.com: 28-Ft. Florida Alligator

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by mikeesik

You can get rabies from a large rattler like that!

Don't know about rabies, but definitely would get "the heebie jeebies"!

[yazhound]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

That snake could be only 3 feet long. You can't tell because the guy is holding it out toward the camera. Look up the terms "foreshortening" or "forced perspective."

This is a common internet ploy to sensationalize something that is unworthy of note. It's been done with everything from snakes to wild boars to gators and crocs.

Remember these?
snopes.com: 15-Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
snopes.com: 28-Ft. Florida Alligator

No way in hell that may only be three feet.. to close to the kid holding it, and it clearly drapes quite a distance on either side of his arm. No ploy there.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

That snake could be only 3 feet long. You can't tell because the guy is holding it out toward the camera. Look up the terms "foreshortening" or "forced perspective."

This is a common internet ploy to sensationalize something that is unworthy of note. It's been done with everything from snakes to wild boars to gators and crocs.

Remember these?
snopes.com: 15-Foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
snopes.com: 28-Ft. Florida Alligator

Well, that was local, and still pretty dang big.

Huge rattlesnake found near St. Augustine
The 7-footer was taken at a development near St. Augustine.
Posted: October 1, 2009 - 12:40am
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St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
This rattlesnake was found coiled up at the Tuscany Village townhomes in the area of the Florida 16-Interstate 95 interchange.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Size: Average 3 to 6 feet (largest documented is 8 feet) in length; weigh up to 10 pounds.

Colors: Brown, tan or yellow covered by brown diamonds outlined by lighter scales.

Range: Mainly Florida and Georgia, though they are found in the southern parts of the Carolinas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

Habitat: They spend most of their time coiled in palmetto tickets, concealed by the vegetation and waiting to ambush prey like rabbits, rats and mice; during winter, they spend most of their time in gopher tortoise burrows or tree stump holes.

Threat: They are venomous and can strike from as far away as two-thirds of their length; the state of Florida requires anyone possessing or transporting them to have a venomous reptile permit.

Sources: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Museum of Natural History, and University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.

By Chad Smith
St. Augustine Record

ST. AUGUSTINE - Brandon Booth didn't think a whole lot about the 7-foot, 3-inch rattlesnake.

A resident at Tuscany Village townhomes near Florida 16 and Interstate 95 at St. Augustine called Booth, who owns A-1 Trapper Man, on Sunday to come get the snake from near the entrance to the development.

"Actually, I've killed them bigger than that before," he said. "It's rare, [but] it's not like hitting the lottery or anything. If you look hard enough, you'll find them."

St. Johns County deputies were also called to the scene, and they photographed the snake, an eastern diamondback rattler.

Their photos were published in The Record on Wednesday and made it appear longer than what Booth measured it at.

The largest eastern diamondback recorded was 8 feet long.

Still, Joy Hill, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said it was "a formidable rattlesnake."

Actually, rattlesnakes that size were commonplace, she said.

"It's another victim of development because a lot of people just don't like snakes," Hill said. "They sure don't want a rattlesnake around their house."

Even Booth.

"I was always brought up that the only good poisonous snake is a dead poisonous snake," he said.

Booth took the snake to Jacksonville on Wednesday and gave it to a guy who runs a muffler shop and also makes things from snake skin.

He could have made $700 on it - $100 for each foot. Instead, he traded it for future car repairs.

But there's a price he doesn't want to pay.

"I've been struck at a whole bunch of times," he said. "I've never been bitten - knock on wood, I won't



Read more at Jacksonville.com: Huge rattlesnake found near St. Augustine | jacksonville.com

Course, that "trapper" is an A-hole....

[regency]

I think I gotta get my seat recovered.............."code brown".

1973 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine

Steve