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GAC · 06-26-2007, 09:44 AM

A friend sent me an email with the below pics and an accompanying story that it was trapped/killed in Australia when a sheep farmer erected an electrified fence because he was losing sheep.

Well - I checked Snopes.com, and while the pics are authentic, the location (where it happened) is not. They were taken at the Silent Valley Game Ranch in the Waterberg mountains in S. Africa. The Rock Python, Africa's largest snake, had eaten an impala ewe and was trying to go through the electric fence when it was killed.

I hate snakes!!!!

Sea Ray · 06-26-2007, 09:47 AM

What do those pics have to do with snakes?

KronoRed · 06-26-2007, 12:13 PM

If I found giant green guys in the backyard I'd move

macro · 06-26-2007, 01:58 PM

To see GAC's pictures, right-click on the green faces and then choose Properties. Copy and paste the image location into the address bar of a new browser window.

Red Leader · 06-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Bandwidth stealer!

Hot Linker!

Yeah, nevermind. That last one didn't sound too good.

LoganBuck · 06-26-2007, 02:30 PM

Do a google search for "Silent Valley Game Ranch in the Waterberg mountains in S. Africa. The Rock Python, Africa's largest snake"

The pictures pop up pretty quickly.

KronoRed · 06-26-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Leader

Bandwidth stealer!

Hot Linker!

Yeah, nevermind. That last one didn't sound too good.

Yachtzee · 06-26-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macro

To see GAC's pictures, right-click on the green faces and then choose Properties. Copy and paste the image location into the address bar of a new browser window.

in Firefox, just right click and hit "View Image"

GAC · 06-27-2007, 09:05 AM

bucksfan · 06-27-2007, 10:31 AM

I think if there was any chance at all that one of those things could come anywhere near where I live or even occasionally pass through in my normal routines, I would have to move far far away from that location.

Red Leader · 06-27-2007, 10:38 AM

I saw a week or two ago on the Today show where some guy in Australia went into his backyard and saw a bobcat. The thing lunged at him. The guy let the bobcat bite into him and then he grabbed the bobcat's neck after it had a firm grip on him and suffocated the bobcat to death. The guy said that he hated to kill such a beautiful animal, but it gave him no choice.

Most of the "experts" argued that if he would have tried to fight back initially, the bobcat would have killed him. By allowing the bobcat to bite him first and then going for his throat, the guy saved his own life. I don't know if I'd be that calm, cool, and collected to allow all that to happen and think logically in that situatino.

deltachi8 · 06-27-2007, 10:53 AM

Thanks, GAC, I won't sleep for a week now.

I loathe (c) snakes.

Highlifeman21 · 06-28-2007, 08:47 AM

Not to self, stay away from Rock Pythons.

vaticanplum · 06-28-2007, 06:41 PM

Oh. my. god.

I never imagined that snakes -- which I hate and fear possibly more than anything -- had those kind of teeth. A week? I may well never sleep again.

Let us review once again the minor detail that the reason the snake got caught in the fence is because it had just EATEN AN IMPALA EWE. It stands to reason that an impala ewe is a sizable, four-legged creature, correct?

Roy Tucker · 06-28-2007, 06:57 PM

When I was a kid, my brother and I would catch garter snakes by the 10's and put them in a box. Why? I'm not sure. For fun, I guess.

We once had a box of probably 100 snakes and left it in the garage. We got preoccupied with something else and forgot about it.

Later that day, my mom went out into the garage. The resulting shriek could be heard for miles. Mom has needed therapy ever since.

We periodically get pretty good sized black snakes in our neighborhood. I am known as the snake charmer. I grab 'em behind the neck and pitch them back out into the farm field behind us.

06-26-2007, 09:44 AM	#1
GAC What Me Worry? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 26,416	How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! A friend sent me an email with the below pics and an accompanying story that it was trapped/killed in Australia when a sheep farmer erected an electrified fence because he was losing sheep. Well - I checked Snopes.com, and while the pics are authentic, the location (where it happened) is not. They were taken at the Silent Valley Game Ranch in the Waterberg mountains in S. Africa. The Rock Python, Africa's largest snake, had eaten an impala ewe and was trying to go through the electric fence when it was killed. I hate snakes!!!! __________________ "panic" only comes from having real expectations

06-26-2007, 09:47 AM	#2
Sea Ray Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 15,252	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! What do those pics have to do with snakes?

06-26-2007, 12:13 PM	#3
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,342	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! If I found giant green guys in the backyard I'd move __________________ Go Gators!

06-26-2007, 01:58 PM	#4
macro Just The Big Picture Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Bluegrass State Posts: 6,150	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! To see GAC's pictures, right-click on the green faces and then choose Properties. Copy and paste the image location into the address bar of a new browser window.

06-26-2007, 02:02 PM	#5
Red Leader Puffy's Daddy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 20,422	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! Bandwidth stealer! Hot Linker! Yeah, nevermind. That last one didn't sound too good. __________________ 'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.' -Snoop on his retirement Your Mom is happy.

06-26-2007, 02:30 PM	#6
LoganBuck I hate the Cubs Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,580	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! Do a google search for "Silent Valley Game Ranch in the Waterberg mountains in S. Africa. The Rock Python, Africa's largest snake" The pictures pop up pretty quickly. __________________ Whenever you get mad over a called strike or ball on a close pitch, it's the equivalent of being mad at the QB pump-faking one time before throwing a pass in your average NFL game. ---Caveat Emperor

06-27-2007, 09:05 AM	#9
GAC What Me Worry? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 26,416	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! __________________ "panic" only comes from having real expectations

06-27-2007, 10:31 AM	#10
bucksfan The wino and I know Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: NW OHIO Posts: 3,038	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! I think if there was any chance at all that one of those things could come anywhere near where I live or even occasionally pass through in my normal routines, I would have to move far far away from that location. __________________ "I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider

06-27-2007, 10:38 AM	#11
Red Leader Puffy's Daddy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 20,422	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! I saw a week or two ago on the Today show where some guy in Australia went into his backyard and saw a bobcat. The thing lunged at him. The guy let the bobcat bite into him and then he grabbed the bobcat's neck after it had a firm grip on him and suffocated the bobcat to death. The guy said that he hated to kill such a beautiful animal, but it gave him no choice. Most of the "experts" argued that if he would have tried to fight back initially, the bobcat would have killed him. By allowing the bobcat to bite him first and then going for his throat, the guy saved his own life. I don't know if I'd be that calm, cool, and collected to allow all that to happen and think logically in that situatino. __________________ 'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.' -Snoop on his retirement Your Mom is happy.

06-27-2007, 10:53 AM	#12
deltachi8 smells of rich mahogany Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,001	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! Thanks, GAC, I won't sleep for a week now. I loathe (c) snakes. __________________ Nothing to see here. Please disperse.

06-28-2007, 08:47 AM	#13
Highlifeman21 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, just around the corner from ESPN Posts: 8,694	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! Not to self, stay away from Rock Pythons.

06-28-2007, 06:41 PM	#14
vaticanplum Has big taste Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 6,704	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! Oh. my. god. I never imagined that snakes -- which I hate and fear possibly more than anything -- had those kind of teeth. A week? I may well never sleep again. Let us review once again the minor detail that the reason the snake got caught in the fence is because it had just EATEN AN IMPALA EWE. It stands to reason that an impala ewe is a sizable, four-legged creature, correct? __________________ There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.

06-28-2007, 06:57 PM	#15
Roy Tucker Be the ball Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mason, OH Posts: 11,111	Re: How Would You Like To Find This In Your Backyard! When I was a kid, my brother and I would catch garter snakes by the 10's and put them in a box. Why? I'm not sure. For fun, I guess. We once had a box of probably 100 snakes and left it in the garage. We got preoccupied with something else and forgot about it. Later that day, my mom went out into the garage. The resulting shriek could be heard for miles. Mom has needed therapy ever since. We periodically get pretty good sized black snakes in our neighborhood. I am known as the snake charmer. I grab 'em behind the neck and pitch them back out into the farm field behind us. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

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