Never know what you will find in Florida

Even though Eastern Diamondbacks are native to Florida, it is always a story when one is found and especially this size. This is like number one on my list of snakes to find. This cop had his hands full!!
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../new_image.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...new_image1.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...new_image2.jpg I am not 100% if this snake was killed I think it was though. What a shame if it was.

lol perspective.

Oh come on... Why do they take pictures like that? They had the snake closer to the camera and the guy in the background farther away. Granted, that is a big snake, but not as big as those pictures make it look. :weirdface

At first I thought it was a Burm. They've got to be taking the picture on a certain angle to make the snake seem bigger?

Either way that is still a pretty big rattler... Why'd they have to kill it though? (Looks like they did, hopefully they didn't.)

I am glad I don't have to worry too much about venomous snakes over here though.. :P

It seems like they kill the snakes only so that they can take pictures of it to sensationalize the news article.

Jim Smith

FWIW this is an old picture

I know what you guys mean about the wierd angles to make the snake look larger. This was actually a 7 foot 3 inch rattler. Still very large and has a head about the size of a fist. It is not a brand new story as was mentioned already. It was from this past October and wasn't sure if anyone posted it then. I just thought it was amazing that a snake this size can be found in a very residential area.

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I know what you guys mean about the wierd angles to make the snake look larger. This was actually a 7 foot 3 inch rattler. Still very large and has a head about the size of a fist. It is not a brand new story as was mentioned already. It was from this past October and wasn't sure if anyone posted it then. I just thought it was amazing that a snake this size can be found in a very residential area.

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It is amazing. I agree there. Its unusual to ever find one quite so big. There have even been a couple rattle snakes found in the city of Chicago in the last 10 years. Nothing that big though. I just hate that they photograph these animals in a way to make them appear alot bigger. Imagine all the people that saw those pictures who are deathly afraid of snakes. They are thinking oh man now we have giant rattle snakes to worry about.

If they killed the poor thing they should have taken the pictures with one of those people holding it. The News... Everything must be glorified. Bleh.

lol thats the longest snake hook i ever seen

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lol thats the longest snake hook i ever seen

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LOL I'm trying to figure out whats on the end of it! It looks like the rod from a pool skimming net with a knife attatched to the end. Like a darn harpoon! :confused: Seems a bit overkill doesnt it??

In the third pic it looks like taser wires hanging down... :rofl:

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I know what you guys mean about the wierd angles to make the snake look larger. This was actually a 7 foot 3 inch rattler. Still very large and has a head about the size of a fist. It is not a brand new story as was mentioned already. It was from this past October and wasn't sure if anyone posted it then. I just thought it was amazing that a snake this size can be found in a very residential area.

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Maybe it is, but I doubt it's actually that length. It's huge and obviously photographed at odd perspectives to make it appear larger; why do this if the snake is already as huge as you say it is?

Later, Matt

Proof that the pythons are cross breeding with rattle snakes... another horrible plague of problems caused by the pythons if florida/...... LOL

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Proof that the pythons are cross breeding with rattle snakes... another horrible plague of problems caused by the pythons if florida/...... LOL

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:O A Giant Sabretooth Python.... :bolt:

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Maybe it is, but I doubt it's actually that length. It's huge and obviously photographed at odd perspectives to make it appear larger; why do this if the snake is already as huge as you say it is?

Later, Matt

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Actually the original article tried to say it was 15 feet, then was later revealed to be 7 foot 3. Which for a snake that tops around 8 feet is still a great find considering how rare these are becoming in the wild.

Even 7 feet doesn't sound right. That EDB only looks about 5 feet to me. Maybe a bit longer. The perspective is terrible though, makes it really hard to gauge. If it's any longer than that, it's quite a long pole. Also, considering how heavy a 7 foot EDB would be, it'd be pretty hard to get enough leverage to hold that pole up if it was just one person with a 20' pool cleaning pole or something like that. Shame on whatever news station those are from for using such misleading photographs. :rolleyes:

How was it revealed it was 7'3"?

Later, Matt

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How was it revealed it was 7'3"?

Later, Matt

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(A resident at Tuscany Village Townhomes in St. Augustine Shores called Booth, who owns St. Augustine-based A-1 Trapper Man, last Sunday to come get the snake from near the entrance to the development.

"Actually, I've killed them bigger than that before," he said. "It's rare, (but) it's not like hitting the lottery or anything. If you look hard enough, you'll find them."

St. Johns County deputies were also called to the scene, and they photographed the snake, an eastern diamondback rattler.

Their photos were published in The St. Augustine Record on Wednesday and made it appear longer than the 7 feet 3 inches that Booth measured it at.

The largest eastern diamondback recorded is 8 feet long.

But Joy Hill, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said, "Seven foot, 3 is still a formidable rattlesnake.")

Thanks for the article. However, I'm still very sceptical abou it actually being 7'3"!

Later, Matt