Tain't no python

THIS AIN'T NO PYTHON! This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on record, in fact. This snake was found just south of Jacksonville FL.

The legend is that Barn Army Lt. CPL Don M was in Florida to pick up an extradited fugitive, when he heard screams and hollerin' from deputies behind the jail.  Don jumped on what he thought was a python and strangled it. When he found out it was a rattlesnake,  he turned ashen and said, "Sumbitch, I'm allergic to rattlesnake pizen! Good thing it only bit me in the ass, what's saddle-leathered and don't puncture so good." “         More facts. · 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 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 4 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 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? ” We're all proud of you Don!