National Geographic - Super Snake

For those interested.....

http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...706302000.html

oh man!!! i wish i wasn't gonna be camping!!!:(

That is one hell of a show. I love it when they switch to computer graphics and show you how a giant snake's whole body actually works.

woah! dig the crazy avatar!!!

Thanks princess! :)

im excited lol

I know what we'll be watching tonight! Thanks for the heads up.

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Originally Posted by Alice

I know what we'll be watching tonight! Thanks for the heads up.

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Double that up! Me too! :D

what? no pics? I don't have cable! :( :(

Just caught the last 20 minutes. Very good. Alot of basic snake anatomy that most around here already know. Some great computer graphics.

I've seen this show before but am still blown away by the p.s.i./constriction strength they found in those big snakes....wow!

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I've seen this show before but am still blown away by the p.s.i./constriction strength they found in those big snakes....wow!

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I think I've seen this one before as well. Was this where they equate the crushing power of an anaconda to that of a large school bus standing on a human beings chest?

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Was this where they equate the crushing power of an anaconda to that of a large school bus standing on a human beings chest?

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Yup it was.

Yep they measured the one constriction at a high of 90 p.s.i and the anaconda was able to maintain it well into the high 80's for 10 minutes. That equates apparently into about 9,000 lbs of pure force. Now that's impressive! They mentioned that even the smaller constrictors can hit around 8 p.s.i which works out to about 800 lbs of pressure.

If you miss it don't worry. If will be on again...and again....and again. I've seen it on at least 20 times this year. That one and the "Gator vs Python" show.