What kind of snake is this? The pic looks real enough to me, though I could be wrong.
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A friend of mine sent the pic to me and the topic said "Big snake eats cow" Now, from far it looks like a cow, but when I zoom in, it looks more like a kangaroo. Look at the back legs and tail in the water and the front legs.
What kind of snake is this? The pic looks real enough to me, though I could be wrong.
What kind of snake is this? The pic looks real enough to me, though I could be wrong.
i know reptiles exteremly well, so i can help you. but where is the pic?
QUOTE(Melrsa @ Jul 4 2005, 04:44 AM)
A friend of mine sent the pic to me and the topic said "Big snake eats cow" Now, from far it looks like a cow, but when I zoom in, it looks more like a kangaroo. Look at the back legs and tail in the water and the front legs.
What kind of snake is this? The pic looks real enough to me, though I could be wrong.
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What kind of snake is this? The pic looks real enough to me, though I could be wrong.
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where is the link for us to see, did i miss it?
i THINK i might know the pic youre thinking of. it might be an African Rock Python eating a gazelle. is this the pic?
Sorry, had trouble attaching the pic, didn't realize how big it was. Hope you can still make everything out, it's in my first post now.
that is.....an Amythestine python, and it does look like it's eating a kangaroo, from the arms and the tail. and both speices are native to austrailia, so it seems real. the only strange thing is the location. Amythestine pythons live in the scrub and tree tops usually.
Thanks alot Monster Hunter X 
I was really amazed at the pic, think it's an amazing image and must've been a wow moment to see.
I appreciate your help
I was really amazed at the pic, think it's an amazing image and must've been a wow moment to see.
I appreciate your help
QUOTE(Melrsa @ Jul 4 2005, 02:01 AM)
Thanks alot Monster Hunter X
I was really amazed at the pic, think it's an amazing image and must've been a wow moment to see.
I appreciate your help
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I was really amazed at the pic, think it's an amazing image and must've been a wow moment to see.
I appreciate your help
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lol no problem, glad to help out
Wouldn't the snake choke? Isn't the Kangaroo abit too big for the snake? But still thats an amazing picture..
QUOTE(Mongyu @ Jul 4 2005, 02:03 AM)
Wouldn't the snake choke? Isn't the Kangaroo abit too big for the snake? But still thats an amazing picture..
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snakes havea breating tube called a glottis they use to breath while they swallow huge meals. the glottis sticks out of teh snakes mouth while it swallows its large meal. and the kangaroo is probably not a full grown adult.
QUOTE(Monster Hunter X @ Jul 4 2005, 01:05 AM)
QUOTE(Mongyu @ Jul 4 2005, 02:03 AM)
Wouldn't the snake choke? Isn't the Kangaroo abit too big for the snake? But still thats an amazing picture..
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snakes havea breating tube called a glottis they use to breath while they swallow huge meals. the glottis sticks out of teh snakes mouth while it swallows its large meal. and the kangaroo is probably not a full grown adult.
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Oh, I see.. Thanks for clearing it up..
It's quite amazing how shakes eat things so big. The other day I saw it on a smaller scale, a grass snake eating a frog in my garden... it was quite something seeing it close-up... i scared it though, so it regergitated the frog and slithered away. Guess it wasn't that hungry!
Have a look at this: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/snake-kangaroo.html
QUOTE(XSAS @ Jul 4 2005, 09:07 PM)
Have a look at this: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/snake-kangaroo.html
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Sorry but that's not a kangaroo. It's a wallaby. They are a lot smaller then kangaroos.
I never called it a Kangaroo I was posting it out of interest?
QUOTE(Monster Hunter X @ Jul 4 2005, 06:28 PM)
that is.....an Amythestine python, and it does look like it's eating a kangaroo, from the arms and the tail. and both speices are native to austrailia, so it seems real. the only strange thing is the location. Amythestine pythons live in the scrub and tree tops usually.
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There are some water holes in Northern parts of Australia that look like that and from time to time you might find pythons like that one there.
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QUOTE(XSAS @ Jul 4 2005, 09:07 PM)
Have a look at this: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/snake-kangaroo.html
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Sorry but that's not a kangaroo. It's a wallaby. They are a lot smaller then kangaroos.
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a Wabally eh
zrina11, that's looks like one HUGE snake. Great picture. Do you know what its length is? The biggest snake ever recorded was 25 feet or so, this seems to be bigger than that.
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 4 2005, 09:30 PM)
zrina11, that's looks like one HUGE snake. Great picture. Do you know what its length is? The biggest snake ever recorded was 25 feet or so, this seems to be bigger than that.
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They are not that big. I think they only grow to about 12-14 feet. 25 feet? That is massive!
Yes, 25 feet is massive indeed.
Look at the attached pic where I outlined the snake, it looks more than just 12 or 14 feet to me.
Look at the attached pic where I outlined the snake, it looks more than just 12 or 14 feet to me.
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 4 2005, 09:52 PM)
Yes, 25 feet is massive indeed.
Look at the attached pic where I outlined the snake, it looks more than just 12 or 14 feet to me.
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Look at the attached pic where I outlined the snake, it looks more than just 12 or 14 feet to me.
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Fair enough but look at the kangaroo. The biggest one would only be about 6 feet tall. You can't tell me that this snake is more then two times bigger.
Pitty their isnt anything to gage its size.
I doubt that its anywhere near 25 feet though I would say around the 10/12 feet range personaly. Just doesnt have the girth that the big snakes get when they get huge.
Cool pic all the same
I doubt that its anywhere near 25 feet though I would say around the 10/12 feet range personaly. Just doesnt have the girth that the big snakes get when they get huge.
Cool pic all the same
QUOTE(indeed @ Jul 4 2005, 10:01 PM)
Pitty their isnt anything to gage its size.
I doubt that its anywhere near 25 feet though I would say around the 10/12 feet range personaly. Just doesnt have the girth that the big snakes get when they get huge.
Cool pic all the same
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I doubt that its anywhere near 25 feet though I would say around the 10/12 feet range personaly. Just doesnt have the girth that the big snakes get when they get huge.
Cool pic all the same
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That's what I said.
From what is visible from the picture, It looks about 2 1/2 times bigger than the Kangaroo and there is a good part of the snake which is sticking to the grooves of the rocky surface. If you observe carefully, the centre part of the snake goes in and out of a groove which is not seen in the picture. The picture doesn't show the snake's tail either, some some part of the snake still is not covered in the pic. This makes me think its much bigger.
I didn't see any shadows around the snake...could be a real snake, but I don't believe that it is.
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 4 2005, 10:43 PM)
From what is visible from the picture, It looks about 2 1/2 times bigger than the Kangaroo and there is a good part of the snake which is sticking to the grooves of the rocky surface. If you observe carefully, the centre part of the snake goes in and out of a groove which is not seen in the picture. The picture doesn't show the snake's tail either, some some part of the snake still is not covered in the pic. This makes me think its much bigger.
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I think it would be more like 3 to 4 times the size of the prey. Just the prey isn't a kangaroo but a wallaby, which are alot smaller than a Roo.
If it was a adult male red roo that are 6 feet high then yes, it would be as big as you think it is. Wallabys only get to around 2 to 3 feet max.
QUOTE(The Chupacabra King @ Jul 4 2005, 10:43 PM)
I didn't see any shadows around the snake...could be a real snake, but I don't believe that it is.
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Looks to be at the bottom of a rocky gorge, and that whole rock face is in shadow anyway, so their would be any shadow from the snake
wow look at that thing, it doesn't look to be that big, but its a very impressive picture, i never knew a snake could pull up and animal like that, if i was to guess a size i'd probably go with 13ft...
i know that snakes can swallow big things... but a cow??! 
QUOTE(Shiggity Shiggity Shwa @ Jul 4 2005, 07:25 PM)
i know that snakes can swallow big things... but a cow??!
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i guess if a snake is big enough it could eat a cow
QUOTE(XSAS @ Jul 4 2005, 07:37 AM)
Have a look at this: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/snake-kangaroo.html
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omg they could eat a man wow i hate snakes and i was upset about the foot long we had to kill in the back yard the other day, it went after my dog and he's a 105 pounds, well to tell the trueth it went after him, but he was trying to protect my daughter!
Can you imagine how caustic those digestive juices have to be in order to break down an animal as big as a wallaby, hair, hoofs, bones and all!
I have some cool photos. Just have to find them.
If you think that's an impressive photo check these out. Well, if you have a good stomach anyway.
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QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 4 2005, 05:00 AM)
zrina11, that's looks like one HUGE snake. Great picture. Do you know what its length is? The biggest snake ever recorded was 25 feet or so, this seems to be bigger than that.
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actrually the longest snake was a Reticulated python that was 33 feet.
QUOTE(zrina11 @ Jul 4 2005, 05:11 AM)
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 4 2005, 09:30 PM)
zrina11, that's looks like one HUGE snake. Great picture. Do you know what its length is? The biggest snake ever recorded was 25 feet or so, this seems to be bigger than that.
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They are not that big. I think they only grow to about 12-14 feet. 25 feet? That is massive!
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Amythestine pythons average around 18 feet, and can grow to around 23 feet.
QUOTE(indeed @ Jul 4 2005, 06:25 PM)
I think it would be more like 3 to 4 times the size of the prey. Just the prey isn't a kangaroo but a wallaby, which are alot smaller than a Roo.
If it was a adult male red roo that are 6 feet high then yes, it would be as big as you think it is. Wallabys only get to around 2 to 3 feet max.
If it was a adult male red roo that are 6 feet high then yes, it would be as big as you think it is. Wallabys only get to around 2 to 3 feet max.
That thing is 2 to 3 feet? You got to be kidding!
QUOTE(Monster Hunter X @ Jul 5 2005, 09:28 AM)
actrually the longest snake was a Reticulated python that was 33 feet.
Amythestine pythons average around 18 feet, and can grow to around 23 feet.
Amythestine pythons average around 18 feet, and can grow to around 23 feet.
Thanks Monster Hunter X, I looked it up, you are right, the largest snake was indeed 33 feet long.
There are some great pics in this thread. I don't know why I love snake picstures so much something about them just amaze me.
Ahah, my mom would freak if she saw that. I probably would too, I cried when I found a tiny snake in my backyard when I was cleaning, and I refused to finish cleaning >/
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 5 2005, 02:08 AM)
QUOTE(Monster Hunter X @ Jul 5 2005, 09:28 AM)
actrually the longest snake was a Reticulated python that was 33 feet.
Amythestine pythons average around 18 feet, and can grow to around 23 feet.
Amythestine pythons average around 18 feet, and can grow to around 23 feet.
Thanks Monster Hunter X, I looked it up, you are right, the largest snake was indeed 33 feet long.
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I'll bet a few specimens of reticulated python and ananaconda have reached greater lengths, they've just never been verified.
Amazon explorers claimed to see anacondos 100 to 300 feet long, but you know how that kind of BS goes. The shock of seeing a 20 foot snake plays tricks on the mind!
Is it true that Anacondas never stop growing????
QUOTE(zrina11 @ Jul 5 2005, 02:31 AM)
Is it true that Anacondas never stop growing????
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yes it's true, hell i have an anaconda as a pet, so i know them very well! yes they never stop growing, but the thing is that their rate of growth slows down so much that it's not growing much at all.
QUOTE(Monster Hunter X @ Jul 5 2005, 07:25 PM)
QUOTE(zrina11 @ Jul 5 2005, 02:31 AM)
Is it true that Anacondas never stop growing????
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yes it's true, hell i have an anaconda as a pet, so i know them very well! yes they never stop growing, but the thing is that their rate of growth slows down so much that it's not growing much at all.
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What do you feed it with? And how big is it?
Wow, this thread has grown since I last looked. Great to see so many great pics. And learning so much more about snakes.
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QUOTE(zrina11 @ Jul 5 2005, 02:31 AM)
Is it true that Anacondas never stop growing????
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yes it's true, hell i have an anaconda as a pet, so i know them very well! yes they never stop growing, but the thing is that their rate of growth slows down so much that it's not growing much at all.
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You've got a pet anaconda? You must be a loony!
(is his name Eric?)
Never pick a pet that can eat you up if he gets the upper hand (or coil, in this case).
i thought snakes swallowed their prey then regurgitate the bons and other parts of the animal they cant digest
QUOTE(FreyKade @ Jul 5 2005, 11:17 AM)
i thought snakes swallowed their prey then regurgitate the bons and other parts of the animal they cant digest
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yes i think thats what they do, although i'm not expert, i mean i doubt they can digest bones and hair etc...
they just sit there for ages i think, digesting. hard to move around with a wabally in your belly
QUOTE(Bone_Collector @ Jul 5 2005, 04:00 PM)
QUOTE(indeed @ Jul 4 2005, 06:25 PM)
I think it would be more like 3 to 4 times the size of the prey. Just the prey isn't a kangaroo but a wallaby, which are alot smaller than a Roo.
If it was a adult male red roo that are 6 feet high then yes, it would be as big as you think it is. Wallabys only get to around 2 to 3 feet max.
If it was a adult male red roo that are 6 feet high then yes, it would be as big as you think it is. Wallabys only get to around 2 to 3 feet max.
That thing is 2 to 3 feet? You got to be kidding!
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I see wallabys every second day while im out driving during the day, and every time im out driving at night.
I know how big they are
QUOTE(FreyKade @ Jul 5 2005, 02:59 PM)
they just sit there for ages i think, digesting. hard to move around with a wabally in your belly
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Our Snakes eat the Mouse whole and then lay resting while their stomach acids digest everthing, fur, bone the lot. I once fed our bigger snake two very large mice and it was too much for it's acids to digest so it regurgitated both mice in its tank before as they were going off in it's stomach.
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