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Message 1483996 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 12:00:17 UTC

Amazing pictures of a snake that decided that it wanted a freshwater croc for lunch.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/amazing-images-snake-strangles-eats-crocodile-near-mt-isa/story-fnjwkt0b-1226843638022

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Message 1484008 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 13:34:47 UTC - in response to Message 1483996.  

That's a long lunch!
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Message 1484019 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 14:34:51 UTC - in response to Message 1484008.  

That's a meal for a week!
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Message 1484122 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:18:18 UTC

I wouldn't think the snake could move very well after that. How does it get away from what eats it?
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Message 1484127 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:26:22 UTC - in response to Message 1484122.  

Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-)
I hate snakes.
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Message 1484132 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:35:08 UTC - in response to Message 1484122.  

I wouldn't think the snake could move very well after that. How does it get away from what eats it?


Play dead is the option I'd choose. Saw a toad do that once - worked a treat for the toad. The chicken that went to investigate didn't do so well though. Python nabbed it.
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Message 1484134 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:36:48 UTC - in response to Message 1484122.  

I wouldn't think the snake could move very well after that. How does it get away from what eats it?

The snake will move just a short distance, then sleep for a week or more. That is an Amethystine, or Scrub Python. They are Australia's longest species. Usually they feed on birds, as they hang out on cliffs and trees.

If disturbed after a meal like that, they will regurgitate it, so they can defend themselves. Having dealt with large snakes, the strength they can muster is amazing. Scientists once did an experiment with a 10 foot anaconda. They taped a pressure transducer to a live duck, and let the snake have it. The amount of pressure recorded was the equivalent to putting a school buss on a mans chest, and that was only a 10 footer.

I have 46 years of experience with snakes.

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Message 1484135 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:36:57 UTC

And with that the subject of tonight's nightmare has been decided. Thanks. :P
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Message 1484136 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:37:01 UTC

Blimey, when the phrase biting off more than you can chew becomes redundant.

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Message 1484142 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:41:09 UTC - in response to Message 1484127.  

Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-)
I hate snakes.


Hi Lynn. I don't mind them when they're several miles away. :) Definitely not keen on them when they're coiled around the pedestal base of the toilet. Think they used to find it quite cooling in a Zambian summer. :/
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Message 1484146 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:43:31 UTC

Regurgitating Snakes would be a good name for a rock band.
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Message 1484153 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:50:38 UTC - in response to Message 1484142.  

Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-)
I hate snakes.


Hi Lynn. I don't mind them when they're several miles away. :) Definitely not keen on them when they're coiled around the pedestal base of the toilet. Think they used to find it quite cooling in a Zambian summer. :/


Welcome to the Forum, anniet :-)

They are still carnivorous reptiles. Did you see the crazy move, "Snakes On A Plane" ?
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Message 1484156 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 19:52:59 UTC - in response to Message 1484153.  

Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-)
I hate snakes.


Hi Lynn. I don't mind them when they're several miles away. :) Definitely not keen on them when they're coiled around the pedestal base of the toilet. Think they used to find it quite cooling in a Zambian summer. :/


Welcome to the Forum, anniet :-)

They are still carnivorous reptiles. Did you see the crazy move, "Snakes On A Plane" ?



Thank you!:) Indeed - haven't been on a plane since :)
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Message 1484177 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 21:06:08 UTC

The trick is to separate fact from fiction. Many of the snakes on Snakes on a Plane were non-venomous, and quite harmless. Some of the truly venomous species were behind glass when they were photographed.

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Message 1484199 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 21:50:22 UTC - in response to Message 1484177.  

The trick is to separate fact from fiction. Many of the snakes on Snakes on a Plane were non-venomous, and quite harmless. Some of the truly venomous species were behind glass when they were photographed.

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I've heard they can be quite affectionate. Did get to stroke a snake once and it was actually really pleasant! (Made sure an expert was holding the business end first though) Thanks for the info Steve. Greatly appreciated!
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Message 1484201 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 21:53:23 UTC

Don't they have Strawberry Vipers in Greenland that
sneak around and ambush strawberries?
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Message 1484222 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 22:28:58 UTC

I have posted this before, but this was Cleo, a 14 foot, 100 pound Burmese Python. She died a few years ago of pneumonia, but I do have two more, not quite so large.



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Message 1484230 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 23:01:16 UTC

She's magnificent! So sorry she's no longer with you.
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Message 1484233 - Posted: 3 Mar 2014, 23:03:23 UTC - in response to Message 1484230.  

She's magnificent! So sorry she's no longer with you.


:/ Good grief! Just read that. No pun intended. My profuse apologies!
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Message 1484243 - Posted: 4 Mar 2014, 0:18:29 UTC - in response to Message 1484233.  

Two children are dead in Campbellton, New Brunswick after they were strangled to death by an escaped python while on a sleepover in an apartment over Reptile Ocean, an exotic pet retailer.

The above is another reason i do not like snakes.
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