August 9, 2010
FW: Everything is Bigger in Texas!
Guess what was found just south of Jacksonville, Texas, near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes subdivision.
A 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake. Largest ever caught on record.
After seeing this, I did a little research, and learned the following:
One bite from a snake this large contains enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.
The head alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man.
This snake was probably alive when George H. W. Bush was President.
A bite from those fangs would equal being penetrated by two 1/4 inch screwdrivers.
A snake this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child.
A snake this size has a 5 and 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. (The distance for an average size Rattlesnake is about 2 feet)
Judging by the size of the snake, it is estimated to weigh over 170 pounds.
How much do you weigh?
#1 It is St Johns County Florida not Texas
#2 It is an Eastern Timber Rattlesnake, not a Diamondback
#3 It would take more than 1 person to hold up a 15′ snake
Nice pictures tho