Oh Boy

SteveM · 04-30-2013, 08:09 PM

Received this today in my email. Father and son were hog hunting in a blind and this 'ol fellow thought he would share the blind with them. 9.5 ft, 22 rattles, > 5inch head width. Fangs were 2.5 inches long. This was in Midway, TX.

sheepherder · 04-30-2013, 08:39 PM

Old??? Good eating???

What'd they kill him with???

Wait a minute...He's got a bag of Purina Rattlesnake Chow in the truck!!!

lugerholsterrepair · 04-30-2013, 09:34 PM

That be one big shaky tail! The one that bit me only had 13 rattles. You would have to have a 10 gallon hat to use him for a hatband!

Zorba · 05-01-2013, 01:35 AM

Now *THAT* is a snake!

Curly1 · 05-01-2013, 08:59 AM

That is a monster!

padredan · 05-01-2013, 09:54 AM

about average for texas

sheepherder · 05-01-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by padredan

about average for texas

The guy holding it is awful short...Don't they grow them big in Texas???

I have to wonder about that picture...That's at least 60 pounds of snake...Holding it out on a stick...

How reliable is that emailer, Steve???

Ron Smith · 05-01-2013, 11:02 AM

Well... The snake in this photo is estimated to weigh "97 Pounds". I don't know many people who could hold 90+ pounds at arms length on a catch pole or a stick. I would seriously doubt that the guy in this photo, or the young man in the photo above is that strong.

rhuff · 05-01-2013, 05:07 PM

I have seen the OP photo before, but just can't remember where. I saw it a few months back.

SteveM · 05-01-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by postino

How reliable is that emailer, Steve???

He is a friend of mine and pretty reliable, now as to where this originated I don't know.

FWIW, you can read this:

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/forum...x?postID=36792

04-30-2013, 08:09 PM	#1
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Oh Boy Received this today in my email. Father and son were hog hunting in a blind and this 'ol fellow thought he would share the blind with them. 9.5 ft, 22 rattles, > 5inch head width. Fangs were 2.5 inches long. This was in Midway, TX. Attached Thumbnails

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Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	Now THAT is a snake!

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Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Well... The snake in this photo is estimated to weigh "97 Pounds". I don't know many people who could hold 90+ pounds at arms length on a catch pole or a stick. I would seriously doubt that the guy in this photo, or the young man in the photo above is that strong. Attached Images __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,271 Thanks: 2,690 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	I have seen the OP photo before, but just can't remember where. I saw it a few months back.