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Old 09-30-2009, 02:43 PM
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killed in St Augustine. Here is the link to the story.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/t...145897&catid=3
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That's a rattler?!!!

I don't think I'll send that to my daughter who is at school down there!
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Holy sh__?????? I would be running for the hills.
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how old was that thing? Well fed, that's for sure.. If a rattler's striking distance is half it's length, run quickly..
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Looks like a python
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Its look so big holding it up but in the video when it is in his freezer it doesnt look near as big. That is huge either way!
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My father in law sent us those pictures last night. The live about 15 min from there. Pretty amazing pictures.
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Damn - that is a huge snake

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im here now, heard about it last night. was talking to a local tonight and he said it was 15' with about a foot long rattle?
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im here now, heard about it last night. was talking to a local tonight and he said it was 15' with about a foot long rattle?
Doubt it - the record stands at around eight feet.
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yeah not sure i believe it, but he sounded sure of it. the one yesterday was 7', right?
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7' and change - before the trapper cut a good foot off it!!
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wonder what the fangs look like on something like that, yikes!
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