Oh good lord!

Why do people believe this nonsense and spread it around?

Big snake, not doubt. 9 1/2 foot....I have my doubts.

Here is a link to a story about this snake. I doubt it was even as big as it is claimed in the story.
http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2013/01/an-85-foot-eastern-diamondback.html

It's got a lot of rattlers and a big head, but it's an old picture and been around the internet for a couple of years.

It's called "forced perspective". It's when you hold something really close to the camera to make it look bigger and your mind uses the person way behind the object (snake) to compare it to for size. Fishermen do it all the time with fish pictures. Hunters do it too when they sit way behind the animal to pose for the picture. Makes the animal LOOK huge. If their hand isn't on the animal, then don't trust the size. And if you don't see elbows, then they are holding it out as far as they can. This guy even has a stick to hold it way out.

I thought everyone in East Texas was

Big snake...no where near the claim, but big snake nonetheless

Here is its DADDY

You talking about the pole's daddy?

That reminds me...I gotta take a piss.

He's grown since I saw him last time.

Wow that's got mine beat!! At least I know the guy in my pic. Killed nov 17, Taylor county just under 6 foot.

Hmmmm.....Why they holding 'em with a stick? Aren't they dead or just snoozing? Maybe playing possum?

I aint gonna touch em. Have any doubt about the snake feel free to go see him at trophy case taxidermy in Tuscola Tx. Thanks

Sorry! Didn't mean for you to take it that way. I didn't say one thing about the validity of "either" photo. Just wondered why everyone's holding a dead snake with a stick?

I wont touch a snake...

I don't care what a taxidermist has in a case. Do some research. There is no such thing as a 9 1/2 foot Western or Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Never has been. Talk to some snake handlers and ask them. No such thing, period.

I've seen lots of mounts that have been manipulated to appear different than when they were killed.

9.5 feet huh? Killed in Africa?

Don't care what it measures that thing would be bad medicine

I didn't read the entire thread. My apologies.

I saw a giant rattler take down bigfoot that was chasing me in a very bad dream.

One of my good friends is missing half a finger because he tried picking up a dead rattler. He blew 90% of its head off with only a piece of his upper jaw and a fang remaining. An hour later on his way back he went to pick it up and the the snakes nerve reflex kicked in and it struck his finger. He had to have it amputated right below the knuckle. That's why I'd use a stick.

In these cases, the stick is being used to make the snake appear much larger than it is by holding it closer to the camera lens. Makes the snake look huge and the stick holder look small. We see it with fish on TFF all the time.

OLD Pic
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/tomball/n...1a4bcf887a.html

Man this place has gotten pretty bad on folks posting pics!