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Post by woodyz on Jul 15, 2012 16:17:08 GMT -7
When I first saw this picture I thought it was a Boa, and since it was in KY about 40 miles from my Daughters house, so it must have escaped. But then I looked at the markings and the head and the tail. So ID it! What is it?
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Post by thywar on Jul 15, 2012 16:30:07 GMT -7
It's a big damn snake.. hopefully a dead one.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jul 15, 2012 16:46:07 GMT -7
Well Dang Man! You said Boa in the post title and I was all ready to see a feather BOA!
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Post by thywar on Jul 15, 2012 16:50:31 GMT -7
LOL... atta boy Wtrfwlr
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Post by jmarshnh on Jul 15, 2012 18:05:27 GMT -7
It is difficult to get a real idea as to how big it is due to the camera angle. But, the markings and head shape tend to make me think it is a Crotalus adamanteus. They do get up to 8' long and about 10-12 pounds on rare occasions. The range is NC down to FL and west to LA. I don't know if they get up to KY though. Jim
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Post by Pennsylvania Mike on Jul 15, 2012 19:10:00 GMT -7
I agree with jmarshnh, it is an eastern diamondback rattlesnake, and that is a big one!
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Post by offtrail on Jul 15, 2012 19:16:33 GMT -7
He has the snake on a stick closer to the camera then him self. Making the snake look much bigger then it really is. If the snake was that big why make it look bigger then it actually is. Still a very nice snake.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jul 15, 2012 19:19:11 GMT -7
Reminds me alot of that Hogzilla deal that was going around a few years back. Some photos of the unreal feral hog that they supposedly killed and then buried out on a farm. When National Geographic came to verify the animal they forgot where it was they buried the 1000+ lbs pig!
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Post by offtrail on Jul 15, 2012 19:46:28 GMT -7
Reminds me alot of that Hogzilla deal that was going around a few years back. Some photos of the unreal feral hog that they supposedly killed and then buried out on a farm. When National Geographic came to verify the animal they forgot where it was they buried the 1000+ lbs pig! This is the same trick fisherman use to make there fish look bigger, not me
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Post by fallkniven on Jul 15, 2012 20:51:26 GMT -7
Head certainly looks like a rattler, but dang, it's HUGE! I didn't think they got THAT big.
I don't know what would be worse, the force of that thing striking or the venom lol.
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Post by jmarshnh on Jul 15, 2012 21:08:49 GMT -7
As OT said he has it on a stick closer to the camera making it look larger. Still it is a good size specimen. The Eastern diamondback is the largest of the 32 rattlesnake species in the world and the most dangerous of all venomous snakes native to America. I understand they like to hang around the palmetto patches in FL but I have never seen one and I have plenty of palmettos on my property. Probably best I do not see one, me and snakes don't play well together. Jim
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Post by lonewufcry on Jul 16, 2012 8:14:47 GMT -7
its a big arse rattler. man that will make a nice wallet or boots or hatband
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Post by WILL on Jul 16, 2012 8:15:05 GMT -7
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jul 16, 2012 15:01:26 GMT -7
Beautiful but so deadly. I tell you what, the one my mom and I came across in the woods one day had to be dang near that size. What I remeber the most is how big it's girth was and all coiled up its height was about six inches or more. There's no way that machete I had brought along for protection would have served a purpose if it had leapt out at us.
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Post by woodyz on Jul 16, 2012 15:18:02 GMT -7
At his size he would be hard to miss, if you were watching for them. But it would sure kill a dog, or child. We have already had 2 rattlesnakes in the front drive, maybe 3 footers, and we have had three king snakes in the Quail. We only had at leased saw one of each all last year.
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