This is why you shouldn’t go looking for the golf balls hit ‘Out of Bounds’ in Florida!!! THIS IS NOT A PYTHON! This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on record, in fact. This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes subdivision just south of Jacksonville FL. A little research revealed the following: One bite from a snake of this size would contain enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men. The head of this snake alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man. A bite from those fangs would be comparable to being stabbed by two curved, 1/4 inch diameter screwdrivers. The knife being used to draw out the fangs for the bottom picture has a blade around 6 inches long. This snake is estimated to have weighed over 170 pounds. (How much do you weigh?) Notice the girth of this snake as compared to the cop’s leg in the first picture (and he is not a small man). A snake of this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child (and dogs, pigs, etc). A snake this size has an approximately 5 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. (The distance for an average size rattlesnake is about 2 feet) This snake has probably been alive since George Bush Sr. was President. Now just ask yourself these questions: What has this snake been feeding on and where are its offspring?
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This is why you shouldn’t go looking for the golf balls hit ‘Out of Bounds’ in Florida!!! THIS IS NOT A PYTHON! This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on record, in fact. This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes subdivision just south of Jacksonville FL. A little research revealed the following: One bite from a snake of this size would contain enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men. The head of this snake alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man. A bite from those fangs would be comparable to being stabbed by two curved, 1/4 inch diameter screwdrivers. The knife being used to draw out the fangs for the bottom picture has a blade around 6 inches long. This snake is estimated to have weighed over 170 pounds. (How much do you weigh?) Notice the girth of this snake as compared to the cop’s leg in the first picture (and he is not a small man). A snake of this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child (and dogs, pigs, etc). A snake this size has an approximately 5 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. (The distance for an average size rattlesnake is about 2 feet) This snake has probably been alive since George Bush Sr. was President. Now just ask yourself these questions: What has this snake been feeding on and where are its offspring?
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somecallmecoach reblogged this from feish and added:
No more desire to move / visit FL
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Well fuck my face and call me Shirley. This is one of the reasons why I’m not really an outdoorsman.
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THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
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feish reblogged this from fabbylola and added:
and I just almost choked and died. THIS IS WHY I DON’T GO OUTSIDE IN THIS EFFING STATE! do you see that cop car?! yeah,...
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… But.. But.. I love St. Augustine. It’s tainted now!:’(
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Oh how I just love living in Florida…
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Fifteen. Foot. Rattlesnake. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK that shit! -Curls up in a ball in the fetal position-
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youridisee reblogged this from fuckingflorida and added:
Well, shit. Florida, you never cease to astound.
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I must remember never, ever to visit Florida again. Except for Disney World and Harry Potter land, where I’m sure wands...
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em-iloveyou-d reblogged this from spotlessmindsyndrome and added:
..Florida. Home to big ass snakes, poisonous spiders, and embarrassing shorts
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oh the things i’m looking forward to lol
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supandreamarie reblogged this from fuckingflorida and added:
Just Florida, keepin’ it classy as always
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And to think we almost went to St. Augustine for the day…NOPE.
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ashleyvandokkum reblogged this from the-crazycatlady and added:
Yaaa, I work at a wildlife center like right next to that haha.
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Only in St. Augustine……
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