Guess what was found just south of Jacksonville... Near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes subdivision.
15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake. Largest ever caught on record.
After seeing this, I did a little research, and learned the following:
One bite from a snake this large contains enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.
The head alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man.
This snake was probably alive when George H. W. Bush was President.
A bite from those fangs would equal being penetrated by two 1/4 inch screwdrivers.
A snake this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child.
A snake this size has an approximately 5 and 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. (The distance for an average size Rattlesnake is about 2 feet)
14 comments:
Pea,
That is fiction and also a forwarded email that may contain a virus. I just looked it up on the internet. St.John's area in Florida said the snake was only seven feet three inches in length and was caught last year.
I have been to Jacksonville, Fla. and I can tell you one thing... the cockroaches I saw are as big as mice !
I have also seen scorpions in Palatka, FLA.
Hugs,
Linda
Either way 7 or 15 foot, I dont want it at my house...
ughhhhhh!
I just cant even imagine seeing a snake that big. Whatever size it was I'm glad it was caught!!!!!
hugs~
angie
Either way Pea, eeeewwwww!! I hate snakes. Once when Jordan was little (about 4), him and I were out in the shed that we were building and well, in among the materials, I saw something move, it was a little Gardner snake and I freaked. I about flipped a lid!! He of course, said "that is cool Mom"...not in my eyes. LOL Boys will be boys.
Hugs,
~T
OMG....nightmares tonight...wow...like something on a saturday scifi monster movie.
Gawd girl...scary
xoxoxox
Not something I would like to see in my back yard.
Hello Linda,
There is no virus or my email wouldn't have opened it. I have 3 programs on this p.c. just for that kind of thing.
Well either length too big for me. I hate snakes. It sure looks big enough and bigger then 7 ft next to that cop.
I hate bugs too. Yick
Angie, me either! LOL
Tonya,
oh funny. I would pick up a Gardner snake. No problem. Anything else forget it.
Hugs,Pea
Sorry Sonia, I just had to post that huh? I couldn't believe my eyes.
Hope the nightmares are gone.
hugs,Pea
Tracy,
I am totally with you. I would freak!
Wow, that gives me the chills!
Smiles-
Melissa
Hello Melissa,
I agree. It gave me the shutters. Thanks for popping by.
Pea
OMG- that thing is huge! disgusting too! Did I say Huge? Good thing it was caught! Wonder what they did with it?
Ewwww! me no like snakes!
Sandy,
Me either! I am just glad that thing is dead. shivers~~~
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