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by spidersnake on May 5, 2005
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I just found out about this but i dont know if any of you fellow herpers had read this but there could be a new world record snake. the new longest snake 49 feet in lenght and 983 pounds!
check this site out
http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3845750&p1=0
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by Cro on May 5, 2005
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It is a very big retic in the photos, but I dont' think it is 48 feet. Why can't people who find "world record" snakes ever take photos of them next to a tape measure? JohnZ
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by spidersnake on May 5, 2005
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good point. I thought it was pretty iterestin though.
I dotn beleive it for one reason is that i have never heard of a snake weighing nearly 1000 lbs . But maybe I am wrong.
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by GREGLONGHURST on May 5, 2005
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That article & pix are not new. I saw that same thing last year. Never saw any follow stories on it being confirmed.
~~Greg~~
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by Cro on May 5, 2005
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The reticulated python in the photo could be 20 to 24 feet long, and 300 or 400 pounds maximum. I don't think it is any bigger than that. JohnZ
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by emtnurse on May 5, 2005
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Yeah, that photo is from last year. The retic was actually about 24 feet I think. The man who was taking care of that thing was feeding it 4 or 5 dogs a month. Bryan
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by stopgetinpopped on May 5, 2005
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There was a follow up story on that snake. I don't recal the exact figures, but the snake was reliably measured by a Western Scientist at 21-22 feet in length, which would make it a possible 200-250 pounds.
The owner thought that some sort of magic explained why it mysteriously shrunk when a tape measure was brought in. It's funny how that happens with big Crocs and snakes. Look at Utan the Siamese/Saltwater Croc in S. Carolina, advertised as "bigger than Gomek, 20 feet and 3000 pounds when in reality he doesn't break 15 feet in length and if he was lucky )fat) 1000 pounds.
Also, if there was a snake 49 feet long it would weigh clearly (mathmaticaly formulated)in excess of 2500 to 3000 pounds at that length
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by ALA_herp31 on May 26, 2005
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I saw the same story a wile back. I think someone on Kingsnake.com Chat put it up for us to see. I think Greg is right, I dont think it was confermed. Still one big girl thoe.....Happy herping Wally
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