Quote Originally Posted by DutchHerp View Post
How was it revealed it was 7'3"?

Later, Matt
(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.")