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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34831 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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 Cheers. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
That's a long lunch! |
BladeD Send message Joined: 9 Aug 11 Posts: 13320 Credit: 1,603,919 RAC: 2 |
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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I wouldn't think the snake could move very well after that. How does it get away from what eats it? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-) I hate snakes. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
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. |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6652 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
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. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
aka_Sam Send message Joined: 1 Aug 07 Posts: 471 Credit: 1,637,878 RAC: 0 |
And with that the subject of tonight's nightmare has been decided. Thanks. :P |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Blimey, when the phrase biting off more than you can chew becomes redundant. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-) 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. :/ |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Regurgitating Snakes would be a good name for a rock band. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-) Welcome to the Forum, anniet :-) They are still carnivorous reptiles. Did you see the crazy move, "Snakes On A Plane" ? |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Very interesting Wiggo. Thanks for posting the link :-) Thank you!:) Indeed - haven't been on a plane since :) |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6652 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
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. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
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. 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! |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Don't they have Strawberry Vipers in Greenland that sneak around and ambush strawberries? |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6652 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
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. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
She's magnificent! So sorry she's no longer with you. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
She's magnificent! So sorry she's no longer with you. :/ Good grief! Just read that. No pun intended. My profuse apologies! |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
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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