Escaped eight foot long retic eats possum in PA

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I was mostly asking as I have never seen a 6 ft snake in person so its a bit hard to visualize how big they really are...

Just picture a snake that's as long as a bed...most beds are about 6' long. Of course, if the snake isn't straight & it's that long, you know it's over 6'...

The more slender species don't look like they'd be "that long!" when they're curled up...it's kind of surprising to see them stretch out. Like my big male FL rat snakes...
they're about 7' now, but not so heavy...much more manageable in terms of weight than a heavier-bodied snake of the same length would be. They can all tangle you
up pretty well though...rat snakes can improvise some pretty fine "hand-cuffs". Ask me how I know...