rvpopeye Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Good to know !👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gold Ryder Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Outside Helena Montana today. Massive prairie rattler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drellim Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Boy that’s a keeper for sure the timber rattler in the sierras was known to get up to 14/16 in the old days Not many around anymore what a specimen thanks for that pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 22 hours ago, Gold Ryder said: Outside Helena Montana today. Massive prairie rattler. That could be a world record snake, I think the record now is just under 5 feet and from Montana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_viridis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 59 minutes ago, Drellim said: Boy that’s a keeper for sure the timber rattler in the sierras was known to get up to 14/16 in the old days Not many around anymore what a specimen thanks for that pic 14/16 what? certainly not feet!! The Eastern Diamondback is the world's largest rattlesnake and they don't get that big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I had to look twice at that pic, I think there is some forced perspective happening making that snake look bigger than it is. I see prairie rattlers 5-10 a day some places here and I've never seen one half the size it looks in that pic. Still a big one for sure either way though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 This is what we called a big snake in Brisbane, Australia... a 16 footer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, jasong said: , I think there is some forced perspective happening Definitely, Jasong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 21 hours ago, phrunt said: This is what we called a big snake in Brisbane, Australia... a 16 footer We have some of those as well here in Florida, occasionally some are even bigger, they are a invasive species, people got them a pets and when they got too big they released them in the Everglades (swamps) and they have reproduced very rapidly and now they are killing/eating most of the native wildlife to the point many are becoming endangered!! We have the same issue with the large lizards (Iguanas and Monitor type lizards) people got as pets and released as they got too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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