THIS IS NOT A PYTHON!
This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback
This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback
rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on
record, in fact.
This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet,
This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet,
in a new KB homes subdivision just south of Jacksonville FL.
One bite from a snake of this size would contain enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.
The head of this snake alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man.
A bite from those fangs would comparable to being stabbed by two curved, 1/4 inch diameter screwdrivers.
The knife being used to draw out the fangs for the picture has a blade around 4 inches long.
This snake is estimated to have weighed over 170 pounds.
Notice the girth of this snake as compared to the cop's leg.
A snake this size has an approximately 5 1/2 foot accurate striking distance (the distance for an average size rattlesnake is about 2 feet).
This snake has probably been alive since George Bush Sr. was President.
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