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Robert V
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 5:34pm |
Well Keith,
you have your answer as to why so few big Grassies around - killed by ignorance its seems. But i must get me one of those lassoo measuring sticks so I can calculate a circle laying on the floor!! Paul, hi mate, haven't heard from you in a while - thing is, this one in Lithuania, and I can't see even Jon flying right over there to seek out a biggie for the record pool. But I'll give you a clue as to why I can't post up which is probably the largest / longest Grass snake in the UK at this moment - unless suzie is right about the lake district, which all being well I might get round to having a look this summer. Like an idiot I was so intent on the size, I wasn't thinking about the background and it is so recognisable that it would be easily identifable from the pics. Yes, I could photo shop them and cut out the background, but after the stick I just got about a photo shopped pic I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon. Just keep looking in Kent Paul, you'll find it no doubt. Cheers
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Paul Ford
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What I don't understand Rob is why you will happily post up this picture but not the one of you holding a monster...?
Unfortunately, I can only think of one good reason for this.
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GemmaJF
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That's a pretty sad end to the story Liam, but thanks for the truth about it all.
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AGILIS
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Three foot grassie attacks a party of hikers keith
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LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID
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liamrussell
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Here is a link to a photo from the gallery from where this photo came from
The EXIF data shows this was taken 1 minute before the photo of the snake on the stick. from this photo you can see it is clearly dead and not much larger then 3' As far as Google translate can work it out it appears that it "attacked" the party of hikers and was killed for its trouble.... ***Post edited to fix link***
Edited by liamrussell - 08 Apr 2013 at 5:47pm |
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Wolfgang Wuster
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Rob,
I don't actually see that as a very stout grass snake - by the time you look at the entire snake, with much of the rear end dangling, I'd say it's actually fairly slender. It certainly does not have the broad head of a really big grass snake. Moreover, there is nothing that I can see that acts as scale for an independent measurement of girth. I also don't see what you call "reflections of ventrals on his trousers", just slight backlighting and crumpled trousers. |
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Wolfgang Wüster
School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/ |
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Robert V
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I think you guys are forgetting this is Lithuania, not the UK. They are probably not as inclined to "deliberately mislead" anyone, especially not in this subject because after all, they worship the Natrix (Zaltys) as a God...
But hey, if it makes you feel better I won't push this topic any further. Except to say, even if you placed the body up against the camera, no way could that thickness of girth be achieved, its a mega snake and is not 3 feet long, that's ridiculous. R
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Robert V
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lol
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Wolfgang Wuster
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C'mon folks.... it couldn't be more obvious that someone is holding the snake on a stick close to the camera while the guy is standing several feet further back. I would be surprised if that snake was over 3 ft long. The shot was clearly taken with a wide-angle lens, and you can also see that the man's shoulders are better focussed than the snake - showing that they are in a different plane of focus.
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Wolfgang Wüster
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AGILIS
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As Gemma says why hold on a stick if it is still alive??????????
Edited by AGILIS - 06 Apr 2013 at 5:48pm |
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