National Geographic - Super Snake
For those that missed it...it's on again today at 3 p.m. EST. From all I've heard it was pretty cool so Mike and I are going to watch it and likely tape it for our own little growing herp library.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.co.../20060312.html
~~Jo~~
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Cool! I read a few threads on it all over forums and really want to see it! I usally enjoy National Geographic shows more than Discovery. Yay I finally have a day to just sit and watch TV. Probably not a good thing...
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If you check that link Kelly, you can even have National Geographic send you automatic emails 24 hours before a show you want to watch or find a show you missed and get the next few show dates for it. Go N.G. Go! lol
~~Jo~~
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Was a good showed we have watched it 3 times since we recorded it.
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Amazing! I thought I knew a fair amount about big snakes but that was so incredibly cool. Now I see what the hype was all about. Thanks Jo!
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Just saw the special and was completely sucked in by it. I did have to change the channel every now and then because my fiance was bitten by a BP on her face before. But other than that she loved it as well.
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is that the one they go to the super remote african place searching for snakes from rumors and legends?
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Nah, they do the first ever squeeze force test on a 23 foot green anaconda. I guess it is equal to the pressure of a school bus on a human's chest. It was awesome. And I knew that there were 4 rows of teeth on the top, but I didn't know the 2 inner rows moved in that climbing motion.
It also had pictures of an actual recorded death from a Reticulated Python. Had the guys head swallowed, but couldn't get over the shoulders. Kinda creepy.
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Just check that link Judy. It's on if I remember at least 2 more times in April and perhaps again in March. Just have the National Geographic send you an auto-email to remind you about it (gotta love that site LOL).
It was an amazing program. Lots of information but not a lot of hype and sensationalism. The computer models of the mouth/jaw structure was just fascinating as well as the pressure exerted by the coils of that green anaconda. I do like the National Geographic programs the best...they inform but they don't play to the audience with the "ohhh look big scarey evil "fill in name of creature here" hoopla that some other shows do.
~~Jo~~
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Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 3P
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Explorer
Super Snake! [TV-PG]
At more than 30 feet long, todays giant snakes are as big as theyve ever been. 100 teeth, 500 vertebrae, 1,000 ribs, and 10,000 muscles work together to form natures most elegant predator. But how big can they grow? NGCs Explorer debunks the mythsand reveals the startling truths of the Super Snake.
Also airs:
Saturday, April 29, 9:00P
Sunday, April 30, 12A
Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at 11P
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Dangerous Encounters
Super Snake [TV-PG]
Dr. Brady Barr is on the trail of a legendary reptile. Deep in the heart of Africas Congo Basin, he investigates reports of a mysterious beast some say is a dinosaur. Warding off many dangers, his intensive search pays off with a face to face encounterwith a giant reptile, the kind legends are made of.
Also airs:
Wednesday, March 29, 4:00P
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Awesome I wonder if this is on on-demand cable? I'll have to check when I get home if not I'll have to DVR that March 16th show. I love digital cable record whenever and watch at your leisure. Just so damn expensive.
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ah, i was thinking of that dangerous encounters show... that one was okay but nothing as great as the other one sounds. i'll have to record it and watch it later.
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found it, set a reminder... thanks!!!