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I guess they edited out the gun shots, right? I would have shot every one of those bastards!
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The "Big rattler at the end of the hoe handle" pics are nothing but "forced perspective" camera shots...making a 4'-5' rattler look like he's 11 feet long. Same as when we hold the 120 class buck with outstretched hands to make him look 140, or that 5# bass look 7#.
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Gents, I give you a large diamondback from down here in the swamps. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/aCDOBqB.jpg)
I am..........disturbed.
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Gents, I give you a large diamondback from down here in the swamps. How long was the stick he was holdin it up with?
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Black Cows Matter!
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Dat snake is no closer to 11 feet long than I am 11 feet tall....
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I'll run this one past you gents again, everybody has stories, I got pics. We got this one shortly after high school graduation. Eastern Diamondback, 7'3" and 19 inch girth...my pard here is six feet tall.... ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/oFIPFPy.jpg) This snake had been eating rabbits...had three in him and you couldn't tell till you( in this case me...) skinned him... In that same period we got a 6' 5" Canebrake and a 6' 8" Canebrake
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Gents, I give you a large diamondback from down here in the swamps. I believe that is a Silverback...w/ a large snake. mike r
Don't wish it were easier
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Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that.
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Dat snake is no closer to 11 feet long than I am 11 feet tall.... Agree, why I like the link, it's full of facts.
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I'll run this one past you gents again, everybody has stories, I got pics. We got this one shortly after high school graduation. Eastern Diamondback, 7'3" and 19 inch girth...my pard here is six feet tall.... This snake had been eating rabbits...had three in him and you couldn't tell till you( in this case me...) skinned him... In that same period we got a 6' 5" Canebrake and a 6' 8" Canebrake That's a scary big rattler! There used to be a faded canebrake/velvet tail rattler hide in a Pawnshop gun store in Mt. Pleasant Texas that was well over 6' and may have been thicker than that Diamond back.
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Gents, I give you a large diamondback from down here in the swamps. Nothing but forced perspective by the cameraman. Five footer at best. Old camera trick strikes again.
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I'll run this one past you gents again, everybody has stories, I got pics. We got this one shortly after high school graduation. Eastern Diamondback, 7'3" and 19 inch girth...my pard here is six feet tall.... This snake had been eating rabbits...had three in him and you couldn't tell till you( in this case me...) skinned him... In that same period we got a 6' 5" Canebrake and a 6' 8" Canebrake That's a scary big rattler! There used to be a faded canebrake/velvet tail rattler hide in a Pawnshop gun store in Mt. Pleasant Texas that was well over 6' and may have been thicker than that Diamond back. Thats a cool pic.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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Dat snake is no closer to 11 feet long than I am 11 feet tall.... Agree, why I like the link, it's full of facts. Its full of facts except for two. Re the big snake held by the man in the truck: why does the author say the guy has it out on a pole. I dont see a pole. Why does he say the guy is holding it up in the air and the tail isnt touching the ground? Looks to me like the tail is laying on the ground. Thanks for that link as i had seen that pic much bigger years ago and lost the pic. In the much expanded version it was easy to see the tail was on the ground. Im glad to have that pic again. PS. I figure the guy is about 5' 8". His upper hand is holding the neck and the head is hanging down in front of the man. That head is about 4 in long and its covered neck is about 5 in. That would put the nose of the snake at least at the top of the mans head. His lower arm is pushing the bodyslightly toward us but the snake is hanging down pretty close to the truck bumper. Those tow buckles are about 3/4 inch thick. Its coon tail is at least twice that thick. I figure 4 ft of snake below the truck bed and at least 5.5 if not more above which would make it at least 9 ft.
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Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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