Big Bad Voodoo Posted December 23, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2012 http://www.thephuketnews.com/%E2%80%98giant-serpent%E2%80%99-invades-island-near-phuket-35470.php Mysterious giant tracks appeared overnight on Friday (December 14) on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island, just north of Phi Phi), emerging from the forest, going through the local school and then into the sea, leaving students, parents and teachers worrying that they were made by some enormous serpent. I like to hear what hunters and rangers from UM have to say about this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 23, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I know this is off-topic L but I need to know.... is Phuket pronounced with an F? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted December 23, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I know this is off-topic L but I need to know.... is Phuket pronounced with an F? Depends on why you're there. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted December 23, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Could be a croc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdueleaf Posted December 23, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) I am not inclined to believe that the tracks are anything out of the natural world as the track does not fit the natural movement of known serpents and/or crocodiles. It seems that there is a complete lack of drag marks on the so called track and it looks almost mechanical/vehicular in nature notice the evenly spaced circular imprints. IF this were a heavy serpent as they are claiming there would be drag marks and no distinguisable imprints as with any other snake trail. I am also certain that it is not a crocodile. As with serpents trails, crocodile also drag their bodies along accompanied by footprints.. i am not seeing any distinguisable footprints in the photo provided. The supposed giant serpent trail A snake track for comparison Crocodile trail for comparison...note the footprints on either side of the body drag marks..clearly missing in the original photo Edited December 23, 2012 by Overdueleaf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudSix Posted December 23, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2012 In my opinion, the tracks seem too much unnatural. I mean i could be wrong, but it looks like it was man-made Although, i'm no serpent expert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted December 23, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 23, 2012 It's Godzilla obviously. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 23, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yeah... that track is not made by any serpent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Albertson Posted December 23, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Snake locamation in relation to structure,ecology, and evolution. Being of large size straight or linear progression would fit as seen in Bitis artietans. But looking at the tracks left by what would be where the ventrals scales would be, we can see this is not made by a snake using linear progression movement. So no this would not be a snake track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogzrep Posted December 24, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Lack of drag is the main thing for me, definitely not a serpent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted December 24, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Is there any chance that this could be a hoax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticwerewolf Posted December 24, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 24, 2012 the way to fake that would be to have a specially made Fat motorcycle tire( like those on a honda big red) lay down the tracks, the problems with doing it that way would be 1) it would require loosening the dirt in a line so the tire can make such a perfect track and 2) this work along with the cycles noise would require many people knowing about it. having said that i have no idea what could have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted December 24, 2012 #13 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I don't understand why there would be imprints if the serpent would be sliding over the ground. I call hoax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudSix Posted December 24, 2012 #14 Share Posted December 24, 2012 http://www.thephuket...huket-35470.php Mysterious giant tracks appeared overnight on Friday (December 14) on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island, just north of Phi Phi), emerging from the forest, going through the local school and then into the sea, leaving students, parents and teachers worrying that they were made by some enormous serpent. I like to hear what hunters and rangers from UM have to say about this one. I like your name and your picture I think it's a great anime because it's different from the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyverna Posted December 25, 2012 #15 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It definitely looks man-made to me. If it was a serpent or a snake-like creature, there wouldn't be clear marks since the body would be dragging itself. There are so footprints to suggest legs and feet being used. And I imagine no snake or serpent has those kinds of scales on their belly though I could be wrong. I'm not snake expert. Looks more like tire tracks to be honest. Thumbs down on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdueleaf Posted December 25, 2012 #16 Share Posted December 25, 2012 ... There are so footprints to suggest legs and feet being used.... Perhaps footprints from one of the.. how many kids and adults are there standing around pointing at the tracks? I think i count roughly 30. But no matter i think we come to the same conclusion that the tracks look as if they are tire tracks of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcalmebubba Posted December 25, 2012 #17 Share Posted December 25, 2012 yep i t s f a k e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyverna Posted December 25, 2012 #18 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Perhaps footprints from one of the.. how many kids and adults are there standing around pointing at the tracks? I think i count roughly 30. But no matter i think we come to the same conclusion that the tracks look as if they are tire tracks of some sort. Oops! I apologize; that was a typo. I meant to say there were no footprints. Well, no clear ones. I'm sure if it had feet they would be large and well-imprinted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted December 25, 2012 #19 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Not to mention th size this thing would have to be, I mean If thats a real animals tracks its HUGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyverna Posted December 25, 2012 #20 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Not to mention th size this thing would have to be, I mean If thats a real animals tracks its HUGE Yes. I'm sure an animal of this size would have left more signs of its existence? I notice in the third picture in the article, the tracks seem to randomly stop (near the bottom of the picture). Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdueleaf Posted December 25, 2012 #21 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oops! I apologize; that was a typo. I meant to say there were no footprints. no worries.. happens to the best of us. ...I notice in the third picture in the article, the tracks seem to randomly stop (near the bottom of the picture). Why? i never even realized that there was more than one picture Miss.. but you are right they just kind of mysteriously end/start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyverna Posted December 25, 2012 #22 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) i never even realized that there was more than one picture Miss.. but you are right they just kind of mysteriously end/start It's kind of weird. Did the villagers brush them out or something? Was the serpent able to jump or fly? There are just a lot of holes and nonsensical things in this story that make it painfully obvious that it's fake. Edited December 25, 2012 by MisstreeDove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman 1993 Posted December 25, 2012 #23 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I would suspect that what ever left that track was not living. To leave 1 solid line like that would imply that the creature moved along like a snake, but if it moved like a snake, It wouldn't leave those inner circular markings, because the marks would smear. I think that what ever left that trail would have been mechanical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted December 25, 2012 #24 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I know this is off-topic L but I need to know.... is Phuket pronounced with an F? Foo-ket . Or Phoo-ket Don't be a dork el 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 25, 2012 #25 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Foo-ket . Or Phoo-ket Don't be a dork el Foo-ket is close enough for me, Simbi. Some day, I'm going to Foo-ket! Edited December 25, 2012 by Eldorado 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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