Georgia Cottonmouth

[Bear44]

It's not that serious Bear!

I know, but that technique to make a snake look big is uses so often now it's a joke.

 

[Cadcom]

As the conductor was about to step down off the engine, he did what he was trained to do and looked to check his surroundings. He said if he had stepped to the ground his foot would have been 6 to 8 inches from the snake. The conductor and engineer used rocks and the broom handle to kill it and then took the picture. I didn't see it, I didn't measure it and I didn't weight it. I'm just very thankful that neither one of my guys were bit and they killed it so no other crew will have to deal with it.

Yeah but did they put a caliper to it fo authenticity?

 

[Bear44]

Yeah but did they put a caliper to it fo authenticity?

Oh, OK. I guess it really was three times as big. Feel better now?

 

[My Ledo Farm]

That is why I am a 12 gauge guy. Yikes

 

[Cadcom]

Oh, OK. I guess it really was three times as big. Feel better now?

I feel bout the same.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Dang big 'un right there!

 

[hikingthehills]

I know, but that technique to make a snake look big is uses so often now it's a joke.

So you have used that technique with a snake before. Whatever gets the ladies.

 

[fattboyzz]

We must be looking at different pictures. Not even close.

UPDATE: I just put a caliper on it. On my screen the broom handle is 0.16 and the thickest part of the snake is 0.27. You do the math.

Troll much ?

 

[emptyMAGS]

I don't think he is trolling per say. He was trying to estimate the length since one wasn't given and folks said it was big.

People post pics of random snakes saying "I caught this 12 footer in my back yard" when the snake barely reaches 6 feet when mature. Take for example, this pic:

Dude claimed it was 10 feet. The difference in this pic from the OP's pic is that you have a point of reference with the broomstick. This one, you lose perspective with the snake being put in front of the camera.

I still think the OP's snake is rather large though. Don't feel like calculating the length though as I hate doing math on a Monday.

 

[Bear44]

So you have used that technique with a snake before. Whatever gets the ladies.