UM-Bot Posted July 9, 2005 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Just like a fish tale, it gets bigger with each telling. Captions accompanying a photograph of three men and a giant rattlesnake, passed from inbox to inbox by e-mail, claim the scary-looking serpent was found in the hills of Clay County. In some notes, it's purported to be 8 feet long and 50 pounds. Others claim it weighed in at 118. View: Full Article | Source: Washington Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isis-999 Posted July 9, 2005 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Hey all i can say for sure is;I was born and grew up in WEST VIRGINIA, and i have never seen or heard of a snake getting that big, and i lived in charleston, on Taylor mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillghast Posted July 9, 2005 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Well, Im glad its not running( or slithing around) any more, that thing could kill someone. I wonder if it is somehow realted to the other HUGE bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melladior Posted July 9, 2005 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) I think exaggeration is inherently a characteristic of maleness. edited because the first way I wrote it sounded like I was trying to be dirty. Edited July 9, 2005 by Melladior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmedFan3 Posted July 9, 2005 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2005 so what are they going to do with it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeenuh Posted July 10, 2005 #6 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Probably make boots. O_o I heard in the Floridas (I live in New Mexico. >/) They have rattlesnakes there that are 8 feet long and such. I believe it somwhat, the mountians are huge and not a lot of people go there. This is probably fake though. 118 pounds? No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charon Posted July 10, 2005 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2005 IMO....If it weighed 118 lbs I don't think he would be holding it out on a stick like the pic shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted July 10, 2005 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I think they meant 11.8 pounds in weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako Posted July 11, 2005 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I've seen them 6 - 7 feet long and weighting around 30-35 lbs, but then I live in West Texas where the varmits are a native species. A Neighbor killed a 6.5 footer coupla years ago and found a full grown jackrabbit in it/s stomach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Aden Posted July 12, 2005 #10 Share Posted July 12, 2005 It looks like a big snake, but it's no 118. Just because somebody says that it can't be found in a certain area does not mean it isn't true. The local news in this area says there have been no confirmed mountain lions in the area in 20 years, yet I have seen them on three different occasions. I also know about 30 other people who have seen them on there property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecInca Posted July 13, 2005 #11 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Well I personally would`t want to be come across a snake that big around my house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennRose Posted July 14, 2005 #12 Share Posted July 14, 2005 It really looks the guy is holding the snake close to the camera. It's obviously a real snake, and a big one, but I just think it's a trick of the photogragh that it looks SO huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruth2587 Posted July 14, 2005 #13 Share Posted July 14, 2005 if thats a real snake...its a pretty big snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo2005 Posted July 14, 2005 #14 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I've heard of snakes that get to be 20ft long but those are of a different breed of snake. I've never heard of a rattler getting that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlinhoot Posted July 21, 2005 #15 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Urban Legend website put up a picture of a snake caught under an electric fence. Link [attachmentid=16754] [attachmentid=16753] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJC Posted July 21, 2005 #16 Share Posted July 21, 2005 i seen a larger one that ate a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Dolbrook Posted July 21, 2005 #17 Share Posted July 21, 2005 that snake looks more like a boa or phython than it does a rattler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Ga Girl Posted May 3, 2006 #18 Share Posted May 3, 2006 This article was in the Stephenville Empire Tribune, Stephenville, in February-May, 2005. The snake was said to be between 14 - 17 pounds and was 6 to 7 feet long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Ga Girl Posted May 3, 2006 #19 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Does anyone know if this picture is a rumor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosedreamer33 Posted May 3, 2006 #20 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hello I live in P.A. and its not uncommon to see snakes reach 7 feet long of coarse those are black snakes but still when you come acrost them they scare you half to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celumnaz Posted May 3, 2006 #21 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I've seen a few of 6 - 7 foot rattlers and other kinds out here in W. Texas. Most are smaller, but now and then I'll see one and... "Woah!"... followed by many explicatives. Never seen one as big as that South Ga Girl, but I sure wouldn't say it ain't so. I'd freak out if I saw one that big. Have a heart attack and become a meal on the spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypaddedroom Posted May 3, 2006 #22 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Urban Legend website put up a picture of a snake caught under an electric fence. Link [attachmentid=16754] [attachmentid=16753] Ugh that snake looks mean! I seen some pretty Big ones....this one looks bigger than most I seen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogfish Posted May 3, 2006 #23 Share Posted May 3, 2006 The story behind it is fake...The snake in that picture is probably 7 feet long and less than 20 lbs... No way an Eastern Diamondback can reach the size they proposed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadawanOsswe Posted May 5, 2006 #24 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I've been to many Rattlesnake Roundups, and I can tell you those things can grow into some massive specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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