9 foot rattler

jimkim · 07-12-2008, 05:25 AM

97 Lb. Rattler - Believe It Or Not - General Humor & Off Topic - The Cast Bullet Association Inc. Forum

If I had walked up on this thing there would have been a brown streak from Kansas to GA.

billy · 07-12-2008, 05:45 AM

snopes.com: Texas Rattlesnake

Dookiebutt · 07-12-2008, 07:52 AM

Do you really think that guy could hold 97 pounds out like that??? No way.

Windwalker · 07-12-2008, 08:55 AM

Whereever it was from, it it one big rattler.

Capt'n Mil Coll · 07-12-2008, 09:04 AM

So lets have some fun with it. Can anybody identify the buildings in the background? Where they are located?

Brother Bob · 07-12-2008, 12:03 PM

There's no way that guy could hold that snake out the way he is if it weighed 97 pounds. I don't think that snake-grabber-domaflotchie, thing-a-ma-jigger could handle 97 lbs., either. It's still a big Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. That thing could put the "hurtin" on you!

KingMusa45 · 07-12-2008, 12:35 PM

if i came upon this thing in the wild i would sh*& a golden brick.
i mean it to.
not a gold nugget or pebble, but a full out 5lb brick

.22hustler · 07-12-2008, 02:38 PM

I'm with King.. When I see a garter snake here in NY, I squeal like a girl.. That's a big snake!!

jimkim · 07-12-2008, 06:57 PM

I dont care if it was only 9oz. 9 feet is a big SOB.

SwedeSteve · 07-12-2008, 07:08 PM

I've seen some huge rattlesnakes in the north Georgia woods. Once killed a 6 ft. timber rattler while deer hunting there. I doubt that snake is 97lbs.

Marine1 · 07-12-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Windwalker

Whereever it was from, it it one big rattler.

If it is indeed determined to be a legit photo and story, can one imagine the strike force of being hit by this creature, and the amount of venon being injected into a persons system? Hmmm, where are the fangs photos?

Back in 1969, I drove on a back road outside of a small town in Arizona, trying to save some mileage. Many of the interstate routes today were not built yet. Route 66 was the only main choice back in those days, in most states. While on this back road...about a (90) mile or so stretch...My wife and I saw a huge (what appeared to be) rattlesnake crossing the asphalt (2) lane road, about a quarter of a mile ahead. Could have been a king snake, too...I don't know. The snake appeared to be stretched one half the length of the two lane road width we were driving on, and appeared huge in diameter. I was driving an old 1955 Chevy pickup, loaded down, on our way to Michigan. I sped up to where the alledged rattler crossed the road, but he apparently disappeared into the brush, before I arrived at his location. I stopped, but I did not go into the brush to check him out, miles from nowhere, and possibly getting bitten. I still wonder today just how long this snake was, and if it was a rattler? This photo reminds me of that incident.

Blackrock · 07-12-2008, 09:39 PM

I killed that snakes little brother at work the other day. It was mybe 18 inches long and not on the fight so I just stomped on it's head, freaked the secretary out big time. It was close to the smoke break patio. So when I see her on a smoke break I act like I am looking around for another snake.

Mike Franklin · 07-12-2008, 10:29 PM

Since I was bitten, I hate Rattlers with a passion. I killed a 4 footer about 2 weeks ago. I hate'm!

Shaun · 07-12-2008, 11:25 PM

only good snake is a dead snake

ArkansasHunter · 07-12-2008, 11:35 PM

I would have heart failure if I stumbled up on a rattler that big ! It would be hard to get one that big off your leg.

GlockMeister · 07-12-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dookiebutt

Do you really think that guy could hold 97 pounds out like that??? No way.

Sure he can, if he had Wheaties for breakfast. Or maybe he has some Viagra left in his system from the night before? and it's still giving him some vigor? lol

And the link to snopes.com Billy included in his post says the story is undetermined. But after watching the show, Monster Quest, I don't doubt it. But there are also some photo shopped pictures out there...

jimkim · 07-13-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

Sure he can, if he had Wheaties for breakfast. Or maybe he has some Viagra left in his system from the night before? and it's still giving him some vigor? lol

And the link to snopes.com Billy included in his post says the story is undetermined. But after watching the show, Monster Quest, I don't doubt it. But there are also some photo shopped pictures out there...

+1 yeah, and what if his arms were locked like that, or he had a bunch of adrenalin pumping or something like that.

toolman · 07-13-2008, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt'n Mil Coll

So lets have some fun with it. Can anybody identify the buildings in the background? Where they are located?

I can't say for sure, but the terrain and the buildings definitely look like the area around Amarillo. I used to spend a lot of time in that area and there are dozens of those natural gas pumping stations in the area.

Snowman · 07-13-2008, 01:44 AM

Here in Colorado, we've had more rattlers this year than ever before. My brothers and I have killed 12 so far this summer on the farm. Been close to being bitten a few times. Bulls and other snakes are fine but I've got a .38 snubby with CCI shotshells in my pocket just waiting for the next rattler to dare show his head.

rondog · 07-13-2008, 01:45 AM

I used to have to attend a railroad safety class every year, and the instructor always had a photo of this humongous rattlesnake caught near a railroad down south somewhere. Quite a bit bigger than this one. Seeing a rattler that big would be bad enough, but imagine seeing one coiled and ready to strike! That would be a frightful pile o' snake. But they taste like chicken.....

07-12-2008, 05:25 AM	#1
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 2,288 Blog Entries: 15	9 foot rattler 97 Lb. Rattler - Believe It Or Not - General Humor & Off Topic - The Cast Bullet Association Inc. Forum If I had walked up on this thing there would have been a brown streak from Kansas to GA. __________________ "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."

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Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,997	Whereever it was from, it it one big rattler. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

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07-12-2008, 06:57 PM	#9
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 2,288 Blog Entries: 15	I dont care if it was only 9oz. 9 feet is a big SOB. __________________ "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."

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Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,303	Do you really think that guy could hold 97 pounds out like that??? No way.

07-12-2008, 12:03 PM	#6
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 3,046 Blog Entries: 3	There's no way that guy could hold that snake out the way he is if it weighed 97 pounds. I don't think that snake-grabber-domaflotchie, thing-a-ma-jigger could handle 97 lbs., either. It's still a big Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. That thing could put the "hurtin" on you!

07-12-2008, 12:35 PM	#7
KingMusa45 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 312	if i came upon this thing in the wild i would sh*& a golden brick. i mean it to. not a gold nugget or pebble, but a full out 5lb brick

07-12-2008, 02:38 PM	#8
.22hustler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,109	I'm with King.. When I see a garter snake here in NY, I squeal like a girl.. That's a big snake!!

07-12-2008, 07:08 PM	#10
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,538 Images: 1	I've seen some huge rattlesnakes in the north Georgia woods. Once killed a 6 ft. timber rattler while deer hunting there. I doubt that snake is 97lbs. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-12-2008, 09:39 PM	#12
Blackrock Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE Arizona's Gila Valley Posts: 382	I killed that snakes little brother at work the other day. It was mybe 18 inches long and not on the fight so I just stomped on it's head, freaked the secretary out big time. It was close to the smoke break patio. So when I see her on a smoke break I act like I am looking around for another snake. __________________ "I only use my gun whenever kindness fails" Forbidden fruits create many jams

07-12-2008, 10:29 PM	#13
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	Since I was bitten, I hate Rattlers with a passion. I killed a 4 footer about 2 weeks ago. I hate'm! __________________ Aim real good we're nearly out of ammo.

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Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,619 Images: 1	only good snake is a dead snake __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-12-2008, 11:35 PM	#15
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	I would have heart failure if I stumbled up on a rattler that big ! It would be hard to get one that big off your leg.

07-13-2008, 01:44 AM	#19
Snowman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CO Posts: 129	Here in Colorado, we've had more rattlers this year than ever before. My brothers and I have killed 12 so far this summer on the farm. Been close to being bitten a few times. Bulls and other snakes are fine but I've got a .38 snubby with CCI shotshells in my pocket just waiting for the next rattler to dare show his head.

07-13-2008, 01:45 AM	#20
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,564	I used to have to attend a railroad safety class every year, and the instructor always had a photo of this humongous rattlesnake caught near a railroad down south somewhere. Quite a bit bigger than this one. Seeing a rattler that big would be bad enough, but imagine seeing one coiled and ready to strike! That would be a frightful pile o' snake. But they taste like chicken..... __________________ What she doesn't know about, doesn't piss her off.....