THIS IS NOT A PYTHON

[Xavier Becquer]

I thought you guys might enjoy this...

Although it was caught out of the glades that is not to say that other's like these are not out there.

sad to see that they killed it.

This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on record, in fact. This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes
subdivision just south of Jacksonville FL.

 A little research revealed the following:

One bite from a snake of this size would contain enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.

The head of this snake alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man. 

 A bite from those fangs would comparable to being stabbed by two curved, 1/4 inch diameter screwdrivers.

 The knife being used to draw out the fangs for the bottom picture has a blade around 4 inches long.

 This snake is estimated to have weighed over 170 pounds. (How much do you weigh?)

 Notice the girth of this snake as compared to the cop's leg in the first picture (and he is not a small man).

 A snake of this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child (and dogs, pigs, etc).

A snake this size has an approximately 5 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. (The distance for an average size rattlesnake is about 2 feet.)

 This snake has probably been alive since George Bush Sr. was President.

Now just ask yourself these questions:  What has
this snake been feeding on and where are its offspring?

[toofaraway]

Snopes and Urban Legends has this snake at closer to 7' 3".  That's still a huge rattlesnake.

[Xavier Becquer]

good to know.... a friend send it to me at work... i'll make sure to let him know.

[toofaraway]

They simply did the same thing I do when I want my fish to look bigger in a photo - hold it closer to the camera than my face.  Forced perspective I believe they call it.  Either way, don't want one of those climbing into my boat while I'm sleeping on the deck!

[Xavier Becquer]

and they used a really small knife not 4"