A Bartow couple on a birdwatching trip came across something that really ruffled their feathers: A 6-foot, 100-pound diamondback rattlesnake. MORE: www.fox13news.c...
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@matthewbarela80114 жыл бұрын
I'm from Texas and that's by far the biggest rattlesnake I've ever seen and I've come across some rattles snakes!
@Freshy_Jones Жыл бұрын
Oh but I thought everything is bigger in Texas? Lmao na
@georgewilson9121 Жыл бұрын
the eastern diamondbacks are much thicker. than the western rattlers these get up to 9 feet. they are bigger in s c and georgia around the savanna river. they also have fangs aprox teice the legnth and overall size. when these strike if its in the thigh or torso its lights out.
@janetmiller2980 Жыл бұрын
A former neighbor of mine who once lived in a rural Texas town told the story of snake encounters there. “Don’t manage to make eye contact with them, or they won’t let you go. I went inside our house, and a cottonmouth followed and was still looking for me through the sliding doors 🥶.” Oddly enough that couple has since relocated to Florida.
@pulsatingsausageboy2076 Жыл бұрын
That’s because Eastern Diamondbacks are the largest species of rattlesnake and Texas doesn’t have them. Everything ain’t bigger in Texas.
@Nela14814 ай бұрын
😱😳
@texaspearl89573 жыл бұрын
That’s nice to see them holding hands, nice to see people still happy with each other. But yeah big ol snake.
@ez-g3090 Жыл бұрын
maybe he has a big ol' snake in his pants to keep her happy with.
@deltahomicide93004 жыл бұрын
This is why I only bird watch from my bedroom window
@vita1714 жыл бұрын
😱Same. I would’ve had a heart attack😱
@jedigamer99354 жыл бұрын
Snakes can come up toilets too.
@someaafrika.33794 жыл бұрын
😀😁😀😁😀😀😀 I'm dead 😀
@kgfes2 ай бұрын
@@jedigamer9935YEP 😮
@345mrse4 жыл бұрын
That snake has really let itself go.
@vulturebitch4 жыл бұрын
lol
@delmusingle23384 жыл бұрын
Nobody blames Trump or white folks for its size? I'm amazed.
@andrerichardson31504 жыл бұрын
@@delmusingle2338 Well let me be the first. It is most definitely the fault of that lying POS aka BUNKERBITCH!! Hope that makes you feel better. HAVE A NICE DAY!! LOL!
@jonmacdonald53454 жыл бұрын
@@andrerichardson3150 you got nothing lol
@jonmacdonald53454 жыл бұрын
@@andrerichardson3150 how is he racist??
@rileyhinds86165 жыл бұрын
You know what that snake is thinking: "Don't tread on me!"
@jasonkimberlin92834 жыл бұрын
I better get out of here before someone turns me into a pair of boots
@updownstate4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonkimberlin9283 And a belt and hatband.
@joshelley10623 жыл бұрын
Snake bit snout
@josephxavier86364 жыл бұрын
"I'm 5 9. Maybe and a half on a good day". Wishing you many more good days😄
@aruntamang3 жыл бұрын
Maybe he stretches a bit like rubber when it is sunny.
@ytubepuppy4 жыл бұрын
1:20 I seriously doubt that a snake 6' long and 1' in diameter would weigh 100 pounds. The record for heaviest rattlesnake is 34 pounds and it was just over 7½ feet long.
@craigwall95364 жыл бұрын
I know, right? Plenty of 6 footers down here in Texas and they don't even hit 20 lbs- plus, the reporter casually referred to the Indigo snake is if it was comparible to the Diamondback- what a dork!
@greatplainsman36624 жыл бұрын
100 lbs my (_!_).
@shiitakestick4 жыл бұрын
steering wheel ?
@updownstate4 жыл бұрын
@@greatplainsman3662 Ha - great emoji.
@captainmarvel96104 жыл бұрын
True
@buzzlightyear11914 жыл бұрын
He was just doing his own "FANG" 😂😂😂😂😂
@bigbank25413 жыл бұрын
Classic 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kristyV9112 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha Clever!
@jeffryclaar89529 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@janethgalicia6155 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@luishirschlieb60834 жыл бұрын
"Eye to fang" give this reporter a raise, great stuff! 🤣
@4EyeFoxbody4 жыл бұрын
He was on fire that day
@historylvr80004 жыл бұрын
If it had been an "Eye to fang" encounter the story would have a very different outcome! Talk about sensationalism at its finest...Lol!
@matthewhoward58224 жыл бұрын
"That's a twenty footer"......"Twenty-five"... "Three ton's of em"!!!
@davidsomerset84114 жыл бұрын
Yeah but we can radio in and get a bigger 🚢 boat
@davidbrothers27654 жыл бұрын
Farewell and adieu spanish ladies
@Polarcupcheck4 жыл бұрын
Picture weighed thirteen and half pounds.
@aespo054 жыл бұрын
@@davidbrothers2765 farewell adieu to the ladies of spain!
@davidbrothers27654 жыл бұрын
@@aespo05 farewell and adieu fare spanish ladies for we have orders to ship back too Boston and nevermore shall we see you again
@rhymereason34494 жыл бұрын
When in snake country - ALWAYS look where you are about to put your feet or hands.
@updownstate4 жыл бұрын
Every place is snake country.
@shiitakestick4 жыл бұрын
Diane Greene - but no snakes at all in Hawaii or Alaska or cold northern areas of other countries .. otherwise wear your boots in the brush , not your tennies .. 😉
@updownstate4 жыл бұрын
@@shiitakestick My husband wore snake chaps.
@updownstate4 жыл бұрын
@@shiitakestick I know the story that St. Francis drove the snakes out of Ireland. I find it impossible to believe that Ireland has not one snake.
@shiitakestick4 жыл бұрын
Flower8 - live and learn , life is chock full of surprises . 👍🏼
@Yomommahouse4 жыл бұрын
"They will probably leave you alone" lol I don't like those odds.
@Rryan80653 жыл бұрын
Well think about this. 90% of snake bites in America happen when someone is trying to kill or catch a snake
@Rryan80652 жыл бұрын
@@PMurray2694 that’s exactly right. Especially small kids since they aren’t usually looking before they sit reach or step somewhere
@wolfpecker57102 ай бұрын
@@Rryan8065for sure! Just look at how many snakebite fatalities happen from preachers messing around with rattlesnakes and then refusing antivenin.
@Rryan80652 ай бұрын
@@wolfpecker5710 at least 5, which would make them 100% of the snakebite fatalities each year in the US lol
@mannsouth1004 жыл бұрын
Are we really gonna act like that reporter wasn't dressed like Papa Smurf 😆😆😆🤣
@lovelymeme22524 жыл бұрын
That's funny!!!
@andye58514 жыл бұрын
Some eastern Diamondbacks can get 8 ft. They are the biggest of the rattle snakes in the US I believe. This might be one of the rare cases of a fully grown specimen. My guess is survival rate for a snake this large/old in Florida, is probably low due to a large amount of predators. Amazing!
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
I am from SW Texas. I lived in VA Beach, VA City workers told me of killing a 14 ft diamond as they worked to reclaim part of the Dismal Swamp. Nine of ten Herpetologist state they can not grow over 6 ft. I laugh. I saw a 14 foot diamond back cross a ranch road on October night. In addition I have spoken to several other West Texans who have seen the same; not to mention, many in the 7 - 10 ft range. So watch your step! Thanks for your time. cr
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
I have seen a 14 footer in SW Texas and spoken to several who also had the same experience. It crossed a dirt road in front of a gate which was 14 ft wide.
@Skelevon_gaming Жыл бұрын
Timber rattlesnakes are massive too
@jedthesometing7193 Жыл бұрын
nah bro theyre too big for hawks
@jedthesometing7193 Жыл бұрын
unless they are young
@richardcole28934 жыл бұрын
This is an Eastern Diamond Back Rattlesnake. Eastern Diamond Backs are more deadly than their cousins in the desert. Western Diamond Back. They don't always rattle before they strike either.
@richardcole28934 жыл бұрын
@Keith Davis I did a little research on this Keith. Apparently Western Diamondbacks frequent that area. I was under the impression Texas on to the West coast. That one had rings around its tail before the rattles. The Eastern will have a patch of solid black or brown before the rattles. I used to live there and hunted the area north of Lakeland called the Green Swamp. I have killed a lot of rattlesnakes there. Chris was born in Bartow, FL in Polk County.
@ClaireNicole334 жыл бұрын
@Keith Davis Thankfully I've never seen one here!! I had a water moccasin here a few days ago. I'm in the Houma area in the slushy swampy sticks and we have a lot of snakes here. I'm going to look up the one you mentioned so I can be familiar with it. 😎
@ClaireNicole334 жыл бұрын
@Keith Davis yes I looked up the eastern one. Thank you for mentioning those places you won't go bc it's helpful to me to know:) There's many places I won't go either. But we go fishing in the marsh in Cocodrie and have to walk through waist high marsh and people say snakes don't go in the salt water areas but that's bs because i've seen one! I don't think it was dangerous but I don't know what kind. They even have alligators down there in saltwater. Are you from down here in this area? Do you know if those areas are dangerous?
@richardcole28934 жыл бұрын
@rick miller Yes sir are familiar with them and their toxic venom. I was comparing the Eastern to the Western Diamond back.
@ClaireNicole334 жыл бұрын
@Keith Davis oh yikes!! Thanks for all the info:)
@Reeshiboyz4 жыл бұрын
“100lbs” lmfaoo
@richardgray1154 жыл бұрын
I thought that seemed like a bizarre number when she said that 😅
@lap00814 жыл бұрын
Yah I would say they more than 50 lbs off
@kelloggswag4 жыл бұрын
Full grown Diamondback is about 10 lbs
@Bonzi_Buddy4 жыл бұрын
@@kelloggswag There is a recorded example of an eastern diamondback that weighed 34 lb. That one was 7.8 feet long.
uh ya considering it had clearly just recently eaten an animal.. could easily bump its weight close to 100 lbs.. anacondas can grow up to 500 lbs
@williamoleschoolarendt70164 жыл бұрын
No where near 100 lbs!!!!
@jmoney9734 жыл бұрын
Mary M dumbass
@jimbom63074 жыл бұрын
@@jmoney973 How am i the dumbass you dumbass. go do some research... DUMBASS
@kevinroark43464 жыл бұрын
@@jimbom6307 They don't weigh near that much the anaconda if I remember in my studies is the heaviest snake in the world&pythons&really long&heavy also I believe the Anaconda is heaviest&Python is2nd heaviest.The Eastern Diamond Back Rattler is the most deadly&largest pit viper in North America&South America the biggest/longest Pit viper is the Bushmaster.
@rayball16754 жыл бұрын
100lbs would be an absolute giant lol I've caught several this size in NE Oklahoma and 25lbs would be a stretch lol.
@BMWSRR-yd6do4 жыл бұрын
Exactly....but by why allow common sense or genetic limitations get in the way of sensationalizing a story with inconceivable facts while telling a rattlesnake story...
@theg35project504 жыл бұрын
Seriously I laughed so hard r "easily 100 lbs" lmfao I weigh 150 🤣🤣🤣
@slappinshepple4 жыл бұрын
Not only that but largest snake captured in Florida was a Burmese python at 17 feet and over 160lbs, man says at the end largest snake is 9 ft in Florida anything to make this monster rattler look bigger!
@SimpleManGuitars19734 жыл бұрын
@@theg35project50 Yeah I was like "is that just some random woman in a parking lot saying that" and then it says she works for the wildlife dpt! LOL!!! That's definitely a bureaucrat for you.
@cool121912 жыл бұрын
100lb rattlesnake lmfaooo what!!!
@tamarababb70894 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not killing this gorgeous Rattlesnake.
@simpletruth99774 жыл бұрын
"Why didn't u kill it?" Me: Nah, heart disease and diabetes gonna take care of that. 😂
@tawandadaniel70583 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@julianrichy58304 жыл бұрын
"She said Wow look at the size of that thing" Husband looks😔 because that's all he ever wanted to hear any woman say to him😅
@MrSoccerball1003 жыл бұрын
Savage
@susieque82075 жыл бұрын
100 pounds....and they actually believed her.
@ahappilydrunkpuppy89614 жыл бұрын
Adrenaline can make you do some outrageous stuff.
@ingodwetrust76484 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Qui_Gon_Jinn_764 жыл бұрын
1:23 in, 100 lbs. Gimme a break lady. The largest one on record was in 1946 and was 7.8 feet long and weighed 34 lbs.
@slappinshepple4 жыл бұрын
Haha, sad thing is she is from the wildlife services!
@4exgold4 жыл бұрын
haha yeah i couldnt believe it when she said that. i mean come on.
@SimpleManGuitars19734 жыл бұрын
@@slappinshepple That's EXACTLY what I was thinking.
@ceo60287 жыл бұрын
I'd get the hell out of there as fast as possible
@notmyname10387 жыл бұрын
Peitrex or just stay the hell away from it . All it wants to do is be left alone
@benniehazelwood30887 жыл бұрын
Jordan Russell. true but think of the kids there little body's can't handle all the venom
@Iwastherein19697 жыл бұрын
where I come from you pull out your 20 gauge and blow it's head off....that thing can and will inject venom in some innocent human somewhere and the human will either die or experience pain beyond belief....there's only one kind of pit viper, a dead pit viper
@JKorver7 жыл бұрын
Jordan Russell I would've ran the bitch over
@notmyname10387 жыл бұрын
JC Rivera alot of people are like you for some ignorant reason. My family the same
@2003zq84 жыл бұрын
I saw one that was at least 6ft. crossing a service road on OIA property one evening while running cargo. I slowed down and watched it cross then slide thru the fence into the palmettos on the other side. It was an impressive sight to see.
@kray972 жыл бұрын
I saw a seven to eight foot long rattler crossing a dirt access road near where I grew up in Southern California. It was probably a Western Diamondback and looked like it had recently eaten.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
Don't you read? They do not grow over 6 feet; although, I have seen one 14 ft long. It crossed a dirt road in front of a 14 ft wide gate. Keep posting!
@georgewilson9121 Жыл бұрын
i,ve seen dozens of western diamond backs, gold and green mohaves, sidewinders in the sonoran desert. they are half as long as the eastern diamondback and maybe 1 5th the diameter. the fangs on the eastern diamondbacks are massive. over 4 inches long. grew up in S C near a swamp and lived for 10 years in the desert south of pheonix. both impressive on their own merrits. the snake that wakes you up the most is the side winder they like all the rest will go towards you.
@ericg71834 жыл бұрын
At the end of AIT, on our final FTX, we had one slither between us, as we were standing there looking at where we were going to dig defensive positions. This was near Camp Darby on Fort Benning, in Georgia. It was at least 8 feet long, probably closer to 9 feet. The girth was every bit as big around as my thigh. We saw tons more during that two weeks. Most were 2-3 feet long, I think the next longest was closer to 5 feet. Range control gave us permission to kill them if they got in or near our positions, and we did kill a few. Drill sergeant cooked one up on his Coleman camp stove, and passed around the pan. I'm from Texas, and the longest rattler I have seen was almost 6 feet long.
@sergio23852 жыл бұрын
You from goliad?
@ericg71832 жыл бұрын
@@sergio2385 no, but I am from Texas, thus the Dimmitt flag.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reply. I am from SW Texas and have seen a 14 ft Diamond Back, and have spoken to others in the area who have had similar experiences. My Biology professor laughed when I told him about the sighting. He said they do not grow over 6 feet. I believe with advent of the internet sighting across the South are surfacing, so keep posting, and watch your step. cr
@budslovesyou27727 жыл бұрын
The area probably has no kingsnake that's why the rattle snake grow that big.
@donnyblondy85064 жыл бұрын
" Hey Kenny, check your pants to see if you have any large snakesor snake in them" LOL
@jvsclub13214 жыл бұрын
I’ve walked past one, nearly stepped on it and the saw it later and was like holy crap I stepped right there
@johnmesinger37065 жыл бұрын
Only in Florida would a “wildlife specialists” claim a 10 pound animal is 100 pounds
@Youre_Right4 жыл бұрын
Lol. A 15 ft python might push a 100 lbs after a big feeding
@quincywashington10094 жыл бұрын
That snake was definitely not 15 pounds.... pretty sure it was between 60-100... look at the girth and length... that snake is definitely at least triple it’s normal size
@quincywashington10094 жыл бұрын
I thinks it’s more like 60-70 pounds
@JorgeGonzalez-go3xp4 жыл бұрын
Jaja brain fart
@jimbom63074 жыл бұрын
10 lbs?... you sound even more dumb than someone saying 100 lbs..... that snake looks like it just ate.... a 30 lbs snake that eats a 75lbs animal will weight 100+ lbs... but thanks for being the wildlife expert.
@alexcrowder1673 Жыл бұрын
1:18 Omg I cant stop laughing. Did this lady seriously just say a 6ft snake is "probably easily pushing 100lbs", with a straight face?!? That made my day.
@erecio1 Жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I said! 😂
@borntobewild9056 Жыл бұрын
Closer to 20lbs....if that!
@JuanRamos-hj1jr6 жыл бұрын
5 ft and maybe 25 to 30 pounds but 💯¿? Hahahha
@avakennedy58105 жыл бұрын
Me: watches this video while walking my dog and not watching where I'm going 😂 :( and now I'm going home and Putin my phone in my bag
@jswarpaint62154 жыл бұрын
Thats hilarious
@delmusingle23384 жыл бұрын
Better include self defense as well.
@jonstewart97923 жыл бұрын
Putin ^^RUSSIAN SPY^^
@mauricegourmet4 жыл бұрын
“Easily pushing 100 pounds?!” Says lady about a 10-12 pound snake.
@yellowdayz18004 жыл бұрын
More like 15 to 20 lb snake.
@jimfryar14 жыл бұрын
Maurice Cureton a floridian “expert” no doubt!! 😂🤣😂
@ricardobaquero32953 жыл бұрын
She is definitely a wildlife expert???lol? We r full of python's that r way bigger...that was a pretty snake
@deltaveedesignconsulting76973 жыл бұрын
So many people have an irrational fear of these critters. They aren't really that dangerous if you understand their behavior. They're more afraid of us than the smarter among us are of them. I run across them all the time out here in CaliFORNIA. (Yes, not that many people out here call it Cali. Mostly tourists from Flori.) Yes, they're smaller here, but still scareder of us.
@dmcepeda7 жыл бұрын
0:20 turns and looks around! Best part
@tylertownes94614 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one lol
@blakewilliamson65797 жыл бұрын
I caught a 8ft rattlesnake during Hurricane Charley and it weighed about 40 pounds
@buffalophil36307 жыл бұрын
Blake Williamson LIES ALLLL LIEESSSSS!!!!
@AtarahDerek7 жыл бұрын
Maximum weight is 34 lbs. So unless you have documentation, I don't believe you.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
Keep posting Blake. I have seen a 14 ft Diamond back in SW Texas and have spoken to many who have seen them 8ft plus. thanks cr
@scotttannehill84394 ай бұрын
About 30 yrs ago in Citronelle, NE Citrus county, I encountered an Eastern diamondback crossing a dirt road . It was early spring about 10AM. I think it was sunning to warm up because it moved so slow as I banged a metal real estate sign close to it in an attempt to get it out of the way so we didn't run over it. It took up at least half the roadway. 5 to 7 foot for sure. A snake expert at the Homosassa Springs Attraction took issue with our size estimate. We had an Impala full sized car and I assure you that it was longer than the distance between the front wheels. GrandPa as we named him slowly allowed us to pass.
@sheliastreet44674 жыл бұрын
All I have to say is there WAS one at my house that had 13 buttons and stretched across my driveway. We'll just say it's last meal was a wolfrat because when the Honda Pilot came across it it popped.
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
Hello Sheila how are you doing today.
@jimmymak76565 жыл бұрын
Now eastern diamond back rattlers get big , they are the largest rattle snakes. But hundrad pounds, comon! Maybe 30 or 40
@shirleymcbride23204 жыл бұрын
Yep that's Polk Co i've seen some big one's there myself around Winter Haven.
@ghostwriter1415 Жыл бұрын
The title should read, "large Floridian couple startles a rattlesnake that was appetizingly birdwatching.".
@oldbaldfatman27664 жыл бұрын
July 31, 2020----Dad used to work for the states water dept. around Homestead, Fla. many years ago. He'd take a brush cutter to clear brush from the water pipes which brought fresh water to the Keys and on a regular basis, he chopped up a bunch of rattlers & moccasins, many at 6 feet long.
@AMERICA_CARR4 жыл бұрын
That snake said “DONT TREAD ON ME”
@Dweller4154 жыл бұрын
What the f’ck Florida? That thing was f’cking enormous.
@judith45054 жыл бұрын
Have you seen a rattlesnake/ Burmese python mix? Yup, in Florida too.
@joelgarcia8284 жыл бұрын
😂 bunch where I am
@okay__.4 жыл бұрын
@@judith4505 thats not possible they rattlesnakes are pit vipers and pythons are constrictors and for two different animals to breed they have to be related like milk snakes and king snakes or tigers amd lions
@judith45054 жыл бұрын
@@okay__. check out national geographic. Video and photo evidence.
@okay__.4 жыл бұрын
@@judith4505 i just looked it up and there was nothing about rattlesnake and python hybrid its literally impossible two whole different animals that arent closely related cant breed so a rattlesnake might be able to breed with a copperhead MIGHT but not any python and rattlesnake they literally teach that stuff in 7th grade plus ive been studying about reptiles in my spare time since i was 5
@douglasmorris1513 Жыл бұрын
Snakes are capable of striking at a distance of 1/3 of their length. This snake looks to be every bit of 7 ft possibly more.
@jerrybrown2247 Жыл бұрын
Hiking the AP Trail earlier this year my dog and I came face to face with a timber rattler, they normally grow to 4’, this one was closing in on 6’, had a girth equal to my knee and a head that was bigger than my hand. I called my dog to me, the snake carried on as though we were not there and eventually moved along.
@DrewWasMe4 жыл бұрын
Well there is no way a 6 foot snake of any kind weighs 100 pounds. Southern U.S. snake hysteria exemplified.
@peeyoudeepeeyoudee62694 жыл бұрын
I know right, lol maybe 15 to 20 lbs if that
@playboyagent75867 жыл бұрын
It’s not a rattle it’s a hole maraca in the tail
@ldenbrad313 жыл бұрын
The way he turned to check his surroundings!! 🤣🤣🤣. Delayed response BOL🤣🤣
@shawnhuff39203 жыл бұрын
I have seen a great size rattle snake in Texas up on 287 rest area south of Amarillo on my way to fort worth I'm a truck driver semi truck driver so I can see a lot of people and animals from state to state......
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
I have seen 14 footer close to the Pecos River and spoken to many who have seen similar in the Permian Basin. From 287 I have heard a lore about a large rattler from Vernon area. What do you call a giant?
@amaya_otaku_pro41353 жыл бұрын
I'm a native Texan , exroadie for a whole bunch of bands thru out the 80s ,90s and early 2000s plus now retired and do nothing but travel and camp out , can't help it, I'm used being on the road 💚 ....and I know my rattlesnakes , and believe me,I've seen it a whole bunch of times on news reports like this plus mostly seen it personally, but florida does have the biggest rattlesnakes in the USA 🇺🇸✌️💚
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
14 ft is the largest I have seen in SW Texas and spoken to others through out the Permian Basin who have seen 14 footers; not to mention, 8 to 10 footers. Personally I believe these behemoths are through out the South. South Texas seems to consistently have the 6 ft fat class of rattler. Keep truckin, cr
@Highball284 жыл бұрын
100lbs. Not even close. 6 ft. I believe. The Wildlife Person needs Educating
@Rryan80653 жыл бұрын
Diamonds can reach 8 feet!
@tayyc60744 жыл бұрын
I'm from phx az and grew up seeing rattlesnake all my life and I sure can tell you I nevered seen anything like this huge mama...
@SimpleManGuitars19734 жыл бұрын
That's because the Eastern Diamondbacks are the granddaddies of 'em all. That one was either full or pregnant though but they're still really gearthy snakes.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
I heard a story from Benson of two cowboys killing a 10 footer later they brought it into town. Second a Native American traveling by Window Rock in a Station Wagon ran over a Diamond Back he guessed at 15 ft. They snake kept crawling. Finally I read a story of a photo tacked up in a feed store south of Tucson from 1905 which had a diamond back hanging dead from a windmill. The caption read 18 ft. You need to get out more with snakeboots! cr
@johnnyreb23604 жыл бұрын
DAMN! Have never seen a rattlesnake that size! Incredible! That has to be a record!
@CountryboyCale Жыл бұрын
It’s not. Eastern diamond backs push 8’
@rudyjrhinojosa14244 жыл бұрын
That rattler has been eating good.😋
@thornyturtleranch61524 жыл бұрын
I was sent a letter by my step mother that I had sent to her and my dad on December 11, 1982 of when I ran across a small diamondback in Daytona Florida. Then in the early 1990 around leesburg a 6 foot had been run over on the tail. I picked it up with a stick and got it in my truck. It died soon after, I filleted it and froze the meat but I never got the stomach to cook the meat and I fed it to my turtles. They loved it. They are a few road killed moccasins too. I'd like to breed some eastern Diamondbacks as they are so damn rare now, in general.
@3rdi4502 жыл бұрын
This comment gave me brain aneurysm 😂😂😂
@user-su1xk3mv2b2 жыл бұрын
U put it in ur car. Idiot
@herelieskittythomas37262 жыл бұрын
Rattlesnake tastes amazing.
@jlpinson6968 Жыл бұрын
I you actually went in the woods around creeks and put diesel in a rattle snake whole and light it on fire you will find a lot of snakes.
@richardhincemon9423 Жыл бұрын
@@jlpinson6968 the gassing of diamondback rattlesnakes is illegal in 29 States with Texas being one of the only States left that allows gassing of rattlesnake dens. Snakes that are gassed cannot be eaten safely and the amount of damage that occurs from the gas going into the dens is doing a lot of environmental damage to not only the snakes but to the other animals who live in and around these dens. These snakes that we're hibernating in the dens will not be able to go back to them and we'll have to seek a new place to hibernate and live usually that means amongst people.
@gayprepperz68625 ай бұрын
I lived in South Florida in the early 80's. I learned to use a flash light when I would go to my car at night. I saved myself from being bitten several times. Rattlesnakes are everywhere down there. Along with countless rats, there lizards etc. Awesome animals, but you have to pay attention down there, they are a fact of life.
@georgeclark66295 ай бұрын
Lisa, the wildlife expert estimated the eastern diamondback weight to at least a 100 lbs. Although I cannot find an official measurement for the largest diamondback on record, I would guess it would be around 20lbs. The snake in the video appears to weight 15ls more or less
@joshbaynard25274 жыл бұрын
KRICKEY, HES A BEAUUUTY😂. Wish you were here for this one Steve. RIP
@410kane4 жыл бұрын
Krickey! Lets try and make his fangs come aout
@cheveronLI2 жыл бұрын
Crikey, let me just stick my thumb right in it’s bum hole yeah
@CFIRST587 жыл бұрын
Snakes actually do a lot of good by eating mice, rats and small rodents. There are a rattle snakes in Pennsylvania but about the only time they are seen is crossing the road, or someone has walked up on them, tried to get a closer look, or tried to take a picture close up. There is an old saying among farmers: If you mess with the Bull your gonna get the horns, so be safe and don't get too close.
@vulturebitch4 жыл бұрын
@Craig Carper thank you for standing up for snakes: they play a very important role in the environement, as all animals do. They are despised for that ridiculous religious role they played, but its really sad in 2020 people are still ignorant of how important they are.
@bigbuckdan733 жыл бұрын
@@vulturebitch I got a black snake that hangs around by my front door that scares people lol...they say I should kill it, I tell them if you don't like him/her don't come over bc it ain't gonna hurt no one and keeps the critters at bay
@cheveronLI2 жыл бұрын
@@vulturebitch same goes for sharks, everything has a place in the ecosystem… except for us
@christiangiddens35442 жыл бұрын
I love snakes
@sharonrigs7999 Жыл бұрын
@@bigbuckdan73 Black Snakes Matter
@truehill51hill722 жыл бұрын
I'm 75 and have lived here all my life. We killed in keystone a rattled 8 feet.1960 in 1952 one killed that strech across a 2 lane road mush have been 10 to 13 ft. Jacksonville I did see that one also. Article in times union paper.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
I have seen at least five documentary herpetologist from FL who say they do not grow over 6 ft. I have seen 14 ft here in SW Texas and spoken to many in the Permian Basin who have seen similar size, so keep on posting because the knuckle head experts will keep getting it wrong until enough get struck by the truth. cr
@lookup2one2 жыл бұрын
We have Timber rattlesnakes in North Texas that large. A neighbor told me they come down from the mountain. I've seen one in 20 years! 6-7 foot long.
@kenwilliamsvoice4 жыл бұрын
Snake looks to be belly full of some unfortunate animal.
@evanm90264 жыл бұрын
Or person.
@TheBerylknight4 жыл бұрын
If you leave them alone, they'll "probably" leave you alone...
@Rryan80653 жыл бұрын
And that’s true. But they won’t seek you out
@foxmulder80724 жыл бұрын
She said “ look at the size of that thang ! “. Husband smiled 🤠
@davidhackett71062 жыл бұрын
Snakes terrify me yet fascinate me.
@jackwood16215 жыл бұрын
Birdwatchers should look down sometimes, bet he saw you first!!!
@woabeatz97177 жыл бұрын
So large , it can't rattle😁
@djpauloramirez15 ай бұрын
I appreciate how transparent you are BRAVO
@ernestobanuelos Жыл бұрын
Beautiful, respect to be respected.
@GoKartsorGoneFishin7 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard when she said 100lbs!!!..lmfao!!
@crystalevans90187 жыл бұрын
Go-karts or Gone Fishin me to hahahaha
@victoriadelrio48396 жыл бұрын
Go-karts or Gone Fishin 12 pounds of rattlesnake, 88 pounds of BULLSHIT.
@GoKartsorGoneFishin6 жыл бұрын
I'm still laughing
@ladybug4u1656 жыл бұрын
This news reporter must be desperate for people to click on it
@tslmiami62886 жыл бұрын
Dude.... Right.... LOL how about 14lbs MAYBE...
@supersarcastic4284 жыл бұрын
“Wow look at this size of that thing”
@NancyRutland3 жыл бұрын
I saw one that com-lately covered a country road in Meridian, Mississippi. We thought it was a sapling that had fallen across the road. My boyfriend got out to pull the “sapling” out of the road. Then we heard a roar of laughter from a man on a porch far away from the road. He had obviously killed it & kept putting it back in the road to scare passers by. I only thought pythons & boas got that large until that day.
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
Hello Nancy how are you doing today.
@valbrooks26992 жыл бұрын
Did that one lady just say it probably was 100 lbs. 😆 It was clearly a huge rattlesnake but 100 lbs?
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
Hello Val how are you doing today.
@valbrooks26992 жыл бұрын
@@jarrypason9884 I’m doing great…. How about yourself?
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
@@valbrooks2699 I’m doing pretty 🤩 good 😌,am from Arizona Tucson, And you?
@valbrooks26992 жыл бұрын
@@jarrypason9884 Illinois
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
@@valbrooks2699 I’m a widower and I have one daughter she is 26yrs old her name is Linda I lost 😠 her mon about 4yrs ago in a car accident,Are you single?
@briantaylor2.0234 жыл бұрын
It’s the cottonmouths that you really gotta be careful around. They aren’t rattle snakes, so they don’t rattle when threatened, thus they are completely silent, and they blend into their surroundings very well.
@vinyl66682 жыл бұрын
They’ll show you a display why they’re called Cottonmouths for a reason. Even if one bites you the odds of it killing you are very slim.
@CountryboyCale Жыл бұрын
Cotton mouths are mean AF. They aren’t necessarily aggressive but they are intimidating. Anytime I see something white in the woods I shoot it out of fear it’s a cotton mouth. I have seen tons and have killed some with guns, sticks, extremely large logs I was carrying in a tractor bucket and diced one up with a disc when it tried to strike at the disc and tires of my tractor. The most memorable is the time I was bush hogging in real thick brush beside our pond and one fell out of a tree I hit and luckily the PTO guard wasn’t chained because it landed on it and was ripped and shredded by the shear power of all 49 PTO horse power on the 52hp Kubota. I actually (the part that scared me the most) got hit with a medium sized (about 6 OZ) chunk from the snake. I’m glad the PTO didn’t have the guard chained and it was running. Cause if that PTO wasn’t running I probably would have turned it on and just threw the snake to the ground for it to sloth away unless I went super fast and hit it. Scary stuff in south Mississippi I tell you
@richardhincemon9423 Жыл бұрын
The world record for a cottonmouth was captured back in 1990 in the Great Dismal Swamp North Carolina / Virginia border it measured 74 in long a weight of 11 lb. It died a few days later of injuries sustained in its capture at the Philadelphia Zoo. Only one person has died in the past 52 years from a cottonmouth bite. Gilbert De Leon Was Bitten while walking in a river in Missouri back in 2012 when he was bitten. He refused treatment telling his girlfriend he could not afford to go to the hospital and died in his sleep that night. His autopsy revealed that he had a high amount of pain medication in his system that contributed to his death. C r o f a b anti-venom is the treatment for all North American pit vipers. M i c r u r u s North American coral snake Pfizer Laboratories Anti-Venom is the treatment for all coral snake bites if you have been bitten by a venomous snake seek medical treatment ASAP only one person has died from a coral snake since the late 1960s.
@CountryboyCale Жыл бұрын
@@richardhincemon9423 I find it hard the the world record is over 6ft and weights only 11lbs. The ones around here are about 4ft average and weigh about 10lbs.
@richardhincemon9423 Жыл бұрын
@@CountryboyCale typical cottonmouths grow to 3 to 4 ft in length and weigh three to four pounds. Males are larger than females and the eastern and Florida cottonmouth can reach 6 ft in length but that is very rare due to Habitat destruction.
@BlackAnvil477 жыл бұрын
Caught 2 of these in Jacksonville Fl. In my front yard 1 was about 2lbs and another about 1lb. Those were sizable, but the heaviest venomous snake is a Bush Master. That eastern diamond back in picture looks about 6-8 pounds. Just remember "objects may appear bigger in a image".
@garymcclanahan43445 жыл бұрын
In the Opt Ala. Roundup there was one recorded 23 lbs.
@reannaclark80162 жыл бұрын
6-8 pounds? negative.
@alexcrowder1673 Жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard when she said it was 100lbs lol. My 10ft reticulated python isnt even 30lbs and hes a little chunky for a reticulated python if I'm being honest. There is no way in hell that any species of snake on earth could weigh 100lbs and only be 6ft long. Those are stupid thick proportions lol. Even the notoriously thick blood pythons aren't THAT heavy at 6ft lol.
@CountryboyCale Жыл бұрын
@@alexcrowder1673 it’s definitely not 100 lbs but I’d say it not 8lbs either. It’s pushing 20 or 30 I’d say. On a regular day it probably 25lbs but this dude is chunky AF (obviously just ate recently)
@richardhincemon9423 Жыл бұрын
The largest Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake ever recorded with 7 ft 9 inches long with a weight of 34 lb. It was shot and killed by a hunter named Rutledge back in 1946 and is still the largest venomous snake ever officially documented by Guinness Book of World Records. There are reports of the bushmaster reaching 12 ft in length and weighing up to 11 lb in Central America they do not get as heavy as the Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake.
@jaybyrd91565 жыл бұрын
That snake was much larger than 6 ft 100 lb. Look at the width of the painted line on the side of the road and then measure using the people and the paint as markers. That snake was over 8ft long. The small Road through them off. You must use the paint as your scale marker. If you have to pause the video and break out your ruler do it because Holyshit that things a monster.
@timchilders35352 жыл бұрын
@the reporter, Yes that's true of the Blue Indigo snake heaving generally the longest length. And they are very sleek shiny jet black snakes. Just wanted to say that you might should also clarify that the Indigo snake species are completely non venomous. Thank you!🙂👍
@georgewilson9121 Жыл бұрын
also the king snake will eat the indigo. the big rattlers no way
@richardhincemon Жыл бұрын
@@georgewilson9121 Eastern Indigo snake Colubridae family of snakes is the largest species of snakes in the United States. They kill by biting other snakes behind the head and overpowering them with brute force. They have no problem eating Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes and King Snakes.
@snarkymcsnarkles34935 жыл бұрын
That snake was about 6 foot 250 LBS and had a gun, it was also wearing gang colors and throwing signs
@jeanalynn27915 жыл бұрын
LMAO!
@67judge4 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the introduced non native Pythons 🐍 that are there also.
@manspider65743 ай бұрын
From my experience big rattlesnakes tend to be more docile and not bite as much compared to when they’re small.
@nunyabeeswax39364 жыл бұрын
that camera was mighty close to the ground. I saw a REAL huge timber Rattler in alabama 1976 that was all the way across the highway. THAT was a true monster. It resembled a tree.
@jarrypason98842 жыл бұрын
Hello Nunya how are you doing today.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
Dear nunya, we need to make it their business that they get that big. I saw a Diamond Back cross a 14 ft wide road in SW Texas in one stretch. Now that was huge. I did not get out in the night for a better look. Keep posting because to many so called experts keep saying they do not grow over 6 ft. cr
@jackda1005 жыл бұрын
Stretch it out. That's a 7 to 8 footer.
@notforyou1525 жыл бұрын
My boas at 6’ are about 10-12 lbs. ish
@jamarjuniel36434 жыл бұрын
I dont think anyone is going to step on that without seeing it 🤣🤣🤣
@clintchapman43193 жыл бұрын
There is no way in Hades that snake is even 40 pounds, much less 100...
@nakumastone7156 жыл бұрын
"Check out the size and gurth of tha thing" hahaha, heard that a lot in my life!!!
@manolodlospavos5 жыл бұрын
diamondbacks is cute.
@ronniecarter2663 жыл бұрын
There is alot of these huge eastern diamondback rattlesnakes all around the State of Georgia, north ga. but mostly in South Ga. They also have rattlesnake round-up every year, but I can't remember where in South Georgia. I found out it's in Whigham Ga. where ever that is!
@1234qwer10024 жыл бұрын
I seen one in the wild one time. It was huge like this one. I was on a mower and was still paranoid. It was a beautiful creature
@josephclark49992 жыл бұрын
I saw a big black snake while on my mower, I stopped. hopped off and hauled my ass one way and he hauled the other,!!!!
@aarrontidwell63074 жыл бұрын
100 pounds, 😂 yea not even close lady.....
@boopsscoopz22067 жыл бұрын
100 lbs. ?! Seriously?! Someone needs a Biology lesson 🤣
@redle0pard4 жыл бұрын
More like someone needs to lay-off the meth or moonshine.
@kimbailey4224 жыл бұрын
She is not exaggerating. The one my daughter and I saw was just as large and long as that one. It was crossing the road & look as if it had just eaten a cow. Very large & long. I had never seen anything like that b4.
@charles777ist2 жыл бұрын
100lbs 😂😂😂 uncle ran one down when I was a kid in a 77 Dodge truck It spanned the wheel base on either side and had been flattened by the wheels. After he rolled the back tires over it he stopped and ensured it was pinned. He removed the head and it was bigger than his fist and the rattle bigger than his middle finger fatter than his thumb. I don't remember how much he sold the hide and meat for but it was a lick for a hill billy in 78. He used to brag about it being 31 lbs. I was a kid and perception can be altered by age but a 77 Dodge wheel base is what it is and so are the hands of a farmer.
@waldoparsnip10254 жыл бұрын
I've heard that many times before , " Look at the size of that thing , the length and the girth ….
@Mico87914 жыл бұрын
No you haven’t. 😆 jk
@waldoparsnip10254 жыл бұрын
@@Mico8791 Ha ! You don't believe that one huh ? Well then , how about , " Bigger than most , smaller than some ? No? Not going for that one either ? Well I tried ! Ha ! ' Have a good one .
@ivanboesky15207 жыл бұрын
An eastern diamondback can grow to a maximum length of about 8 feet and a maximum weight in a very unusual and rare case might push close to 10 pounds, and that would be a massively big and unusual specimen. A 9 footer would be extremely rare. Stop with the nonsense about a 100lb rattlesnake idiots. LOL
@pestleman19517 жыл бұрын
A 9 footer eastern would be a record wouldn't it ??? I once saw (1982) an old polaroid picture on the wall of the office of a pulp mill, miles and miles out into the Alabama swamps... It was of one of their truck drivers, a black man, holding a dead Eastern Diamondback he'd killed. I talked to other drivers who knew and worked with him. They all agreed he was six feet one tall... He had the snake by the middle and draped over each side of his arms/hands... He was standing and the head was down against the the outside of his left boot ... Not in front of his boot, I know the old "hold it closer to the camera to distort perception of size" trick... and this was not happening in this pic... but it's head was leaning on the side of the boot, over the laces. It dwarfed his boot. The tail on the other side of his body was on the ground with all the rattles and a bit of the tail laying on the ground... with the end of the rattles curling up a little into the air... He was cupping the center of the snake in both hands, and almost tight up under his chin, with just an inch or so of his neck showing. You could tell he had his upper body shifted, leaning back a little for balancing the weight of the snake. The old photo had "Snake is 9 feet 8 inches and driver is six feet one inch" written on it. I had no camera back then and the only copier the pulp mill office had was an old pice of junk that could barely copy. I got a couple B&W pictures but they were very poor quality. I begged to borrow or buy the pic. I am sure that had to be well over the size record for any known rattlesnake. It had been a 45 minute drive out on bad roads through the swamp to get there. I had flown in to Mobile to visit my brother and had no car or I'd have gone back with a good camera to get a good picture of that picture... I still think about it to this day... The driver had come up on the snake in the road and used his axe handle he used to check tire pressure on his truck tires to kill it. Here's an interesting and funny part to the story. There was a little community of black/creole families living by the pulp mill. They threw a big celebration, like a mini Mardi-Gras over the dead snake. The pulp mill owner told me these folks were very very superstitious and believed in old magic, curses, potions and such. The reason for the big celebration was they considered killing that snake was like killing the Devil himself ... lol .. This story is the God's truth and not exaggerated one bit ... no BS ... If you doubt me, go check out a few of my vids ... I am a solid straight up guy ...
@JR-tv2pl7 жыл бұрын
pestleman1951 hi bro i got a pic from a friend in mexico this snake is like 11 to 12 ft long no kidding send me ur email I'll send it right away bro
@fatnuts42957 жыл бұрын
Bob Gardner i
@kayshanfarooq85497 жыл бұрын
Bob Gardner I totally agree with you on this and they had camera's in their hands but only them few photos and pictures have been tampered with
@ronniebrockman27977 жыл бұрын
FAT NUTS 42
@mickeymartin5207 жыл бұрын
There favorite food is the ever growing supply of snowbirds.
@lloydandcathyterry32997 жыл бұрын
Snowbirds taste like chicken....
@chrisshook99036 жыл бұрын
mickey martin
@ez-g3090 Жыл бұрын
Lloyd wishes kathy was that amazed about the size of his "snake" in his pants.
@unclejimmy7140 Жыл бұрын
lol!
@lisalane76483 жыл бұрын
Yep I seen one that big, now I know it's not a copperhead and it was a rattlesnake and it was 6 ft long and round as could be. Saint Augustine FL.