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by Crotalusssp on September 16, 2009
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Vestigial gene turned on would be a possible guess. This happens from time to time in different organisms. Just because the structure is gone from a creature, does not necessarily mean that the genetic information for the creation of the structure is lost. Genes can be conserved during evolution, and then turned back on again at later times.
Charles
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by Crotalusssp on September 16, 2009
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This of course is always a possibility also, and the simplest explanation. Most of the time the most simple explanation is correct.
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by LarryDFishel on September 16, 2009
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This would be very interesting if it's true. Two things make me a little suspicious though. 1) It sure looks to me like the leg is in the wrong place. 2) The chances of this animal climbing a wall using this one leg in the middle of its body seem close to nil...
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by Cro on September 16, 2009
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The expression of vestigial structures is not all that unusual.
Every year, a tiny number of humans are born with tails.
Usually, there is no vertebrae inside the tail, but on occasion, they do have several vertebrae and cartilage.
When a human is born with a tail, the doctor usually cuts it off in short order.
If you look at X-Ray photos of the skeletal structure of pythons and boas, you will see a vestigial pelvis bone structure, which dates back to times when the ancestors of these animals had legs.
I once had a garter snake born with a huge third eye in the center of its forehead.
The expression of long forgotten genes that would cause a snake to grow a leg is sure a possibility.
Best Regards
John Z
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by CAISSACA on September 16, 2009
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If it were a vestigial gene, then you would expect that leg to form in the "correct" place, i.e., where the pectoral or pelvic girdle would be (behind the neck or just before the vent), not in the middle of the body.
That leg very obviously belongs to a lizard that was eaten by the snake (note the conspicuous bulge in the snake) and either penetrated the body wall due to the lizard's struggles, or, more likely, when the body cavity was ruptured as a result of someone beating the cr@p out of the snake.
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WW
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by earthguy on September 16, 2009
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Dangit Wolfgang, why did you have to go and ruin all of the speculation with your logic? This is obviously the embodyment of Beelzebub, slain by a righteous woman before he could complete his transformation and devour the souls of the world (as was fortold by Nostradamus and revealed by the Masons)
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by Crotalusssp on September 16, 2009
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John, I am glad you talked more about vestigial structures, in terms of evolution. Even though there really should not be any controversy, I was afraid to stir anything up.
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by JSargent on September 16, 2009
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it is the leg of a frog or lizard sticking out the hole in the snake.....obvious by the large prey item you see behind the leg in the snakes belly...a leg would most likly form down by the vent , as this is where the remainants of legs are most often seen.... as stated the woman beat the crap out of the snake and probably split it's side....or a cat or bird may have split it's side before the woman found it....
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