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Very Large Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
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by CottonmouthKyle on August 24, 2006
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I was talking to my old forestry teacher a few months ago and he told me that in Tifton, Ga some workers were bulldozing a wooded area close to Wal-Mart and they stirred up a rattlesnake that was just under 9ft. Unfortunatly it was killed on sight. He said there was a picture of it in Tifton's newspaper. Would that be a record here in Ga? Also, has anyone else heard about this?
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by jparker1167 on August 24, 2006
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not sure about it being a record but would love to see some pics, my friend had a huge eastern it died a few weeks ago tho. there is a pic of it and the male
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/parker1167/My%20Snakes/000_0558.jpg
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by LarryDFishel on August 25, 2006
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Man, that snake gets around. It was 9 feet and 97 pounds last I heard. What's the weight up to now? It would be a world record if it were true...
Ask him if it was this picture (most likely):
http://www.claycountyfreepress.com/images/upload/Rattlesnake.JPG
The let him know that just because it was in the paper doesn't change the fact that it was a hoax.
1) It's been in papers in several states.
2) It's a WESTERN diamondback.
3) It's probably not much over 5 feet (camera angle).
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by earthguy on August 25, 2006
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Here we go again... Steven, now you know why we're skeptical. Did anyone see the "hogzilla" episode on NGC?
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by Cro on August 25, 2006
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If you search the archives of the Tifton Gazette Newspaper, you will only find a story about a 6 foot ``timber`` rattlesnake with 9 rattles that turned up.
Guess the old forester added a few feet to the length just for fun ? Or to just make the story sound better?
Hey, bigger is better I guess, LOL !
Best Regards JohnZ
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by LarryDFishel on August 25, 2006
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Sounds like John probably found the source. It may not have even been an intentional exaggeration. He may have just remembered a pic of a huge rattlesnake and the number nine. The brain's funny that way...
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by casabela28 on August 25, 2006
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That EDB looks to much like an western to me.
Look at the pic really good and the tail is banded black and white . I wonder if anyone had a WDB that got loose. If so it had to be captive to get that big.
James Andy Vanover
Site moderaor of R.A.C.E.
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