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pnad

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That pic was not taken at Devil's Lake. Looks more like the old munitions plant down Hwy12. Is there a news article?
 
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Originally posted by: pnad
That pic was not taken at Devil's Lake. Looks more like the old munitions plant down Hwy12. Is there a news article?

you're right, that is at the munitions plant. However, the snake is reported to be caught at Devil's Lake. I'm looking for some newspaper cites.
 

Armitage

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I've seen the same picture attributed top someplace in Texas. And there's no way that's a 9', 80# snake. More like 4 or 5 feet and maybe 15 pounds. You think that guy could hold 80 pounds out on the end of a pole like that?
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Eat it!

yeap. lots of people like it. I tried it once when i was younger. i was not to impressed. but then again i am a snake lover so that may have tainted the taste.
 

purbeast0

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something about that pic doesnt seem real. i mean he looks like he's hardly putting any effort to hold that thing up. i remember school when I was a kid and they brought in the 13 foot boa constrictor, and it took like 5 people to hold it becausde it was so heavy and long.
 

Thraxen

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Originally posted by: Armitage
I've seen the same picture attributed top someplace in Texas. And there's no way that's a 9', 80# snake. More like 4 or 5 feet and maybe 15 pounds. You think that guy could hold 80 pounds out on the end of a pole like that?

I think you are way underestimating. It's clearly longer than 4 or 5 feet. I don't know how tall that guy is, but he's got to be over 5 ft tall. The snake's rattle is basically right at ground level. The body of the snake then extends nearly the full height of the guy and then about 3/4 of the way back down. Granted, he's holding it closer to the camera so that throws things off a bit, but it's easily well past 5 feet. Also, he is holding the pole with two hands so he actually could be holding 80 pounds. I don't know if it actually weighs that much, but I bet it is well past 15 pounds.
 

TTM77

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
something about that pic doesnt seem real. i mean he looks like he's hardly putting any effort to hold that thing up. i remember school when I was a kid and they brought in the 13 foot boa constrictor, and it took like 5 people to hold it becausde it was so heavy and long.

U're right, snake that big would be heavy.
 

jtvang125

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Eat it!

yeap. lots of people like it. I tried it once when i was younger. i was not to impressed. but then again i am a snake lover so that may have tainted the taste.

That snake's diet probably consist of mostly mice and other rodents. Barf!
 

DeadByDawn

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Originally posted by: jtvang125
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Eat it!

yeap. lots of people like it. I tried it once when i was younger. i was not to impressed. but then again i am a snake lover so that may have tainted the taste.

That snake's diet probably consist of mostly mice and other rodents. Barf!

Ever eaten pork?
 

Armitage

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Originally posted by: Thraxen
Originally posted by: Armitage
I've seen the same picture attributed top someplace in Texas. And there's no way that's a 9', 80# snake. More like 4 or 5 feet and maybe 15 pounds. You think that guy could hold 80 pounds out on the end of a pole like that?

I think you are way underestimating. It's clearly longer than 4 or 5 feet. I don't know how tall that guy is, but he's got to be over 5 ft tall. The snake's rattle is basically right at ground level. The body of the snake then extends nearly the full height of the guy and then about 3/4 of the way back down. Granted, he's holding it closer to the camera so that throws things off a bit, but it's easily well past 5 feet. Also, he is holding the pole with two hands so he actually could be holding 80 pounds. I don't know if it actually weighs that much, but I bet it is well past 15 pounds.

It's the perspective that's getting you. I'd put money that the snake isn't more the 5 feet long.
As for the 80 pounds - that's just short of the weight of 10 gallons of water. So tie a rope onto two of those 5 gallon water jugs and the other to the end of a 3 foot stick. See if you could pick it up and stand with it the way this guy is.
 

jtvang125

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Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Originally posted by: jtvang125
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Eat it!

yeap. lots of people like it. I tried it once when i was younger. i was not to impressed. but then again i am a snake lover so that may have tainted the taste.

That snake's diet probably consist of mostly mice and other rodents. Barf!

Ever eaten pork?[/]

I'm pretty sure the diet of a pig raised for meat is better controlled than a snake in the wild.