GWSmith Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? "Oklahoma last month" Seriously Doubt it since I remember that photo from last year floating around either here or on the internet...i think back then it was supposedly from Texas too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? I thought a dead snake was always limp.Look close at the snake stick the guy is holding,it is slightly bowed like there is some weight on it.I know there are big snakes out there I just don't know about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? the guy looks familiar and is an okie i believe and the snake could be tha tlarge the biggest i have seen and handled was just over 6ft. i would say yes it coould be real and original from seeing the other snakes i have seen in oklahoma. either way it is one big diamondback and western i would guess rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? Is the snake alive...I think so. Its head is upright and it does appear to be acting like it is supporting its own head. Now this is a dead snake Is it that huge...No Think about it like this: This is an average size 5-6 lb Bass and it looks like its half the size of the guys body width because of the way its being held towards the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? He's holding with with both arms and you can see the bend in the pole.. so maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? I saw a 7 1/2' rattler when I was running PT in bootcamp. I beleive we were in Camp Pendleton at the time, but it could have been in Diego. The DI's killed it. When that thing rattled in front of the platoon, it was deafening. It just filled the air with sound. They estimated it at over 50 pounds. How much over, I'm not sure, but that was one huge rattler. Later that night, they cooked it over a campfire. And, I liked the taste of it. Not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Giant Oklahoma Rattler??? Still think it is real, maybe not 89 pounds, but still one big snake and the guy is holding it out with both hands . Maybe I can get a pic of some of these nasty old cottonmouths around here. Catch up with one after it eats a few of these little old swamp bunnies and they are a little on the chunky side. Have seen some around here that were nearly as big around as my calf, they look like a small log at first glimpse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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