Interesting fact about Florida Pine Snakes

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Don Becker
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Interesting fact about Florida Pine Snakes

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http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/the-florida-pine-snake/ wrote:The length of this animal is 7 feet and can weigh up to a maximum of a couple hundred pounds.
http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/t ... ine-snake/
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Damn, that's a heavy bodied snake. That comes out to 2.4 pounds per inch!
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Nice work Don, I'm adding that tidbit to my mental list. I hope Jeopardy folks don't use this as a question.
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could have been one of the hybrid florida pine burms
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So far Don, I've only found the puny ones--you know, a C-note or so.
Good to know that adults are still lurking somewhere. I'll get one eventually. dick
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It's websites like this that make us all look smarter.
Nice picture Joe :)
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Ha wow! This is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile! :lol:
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Hardly surprising... A major component of their diet is depleted uranium.
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It's pretty amazing that a snake that fat can 'dig it's own burrows'... :roll: Anybody check out this link on that pg? Python Snakes Swallow Big Man in Borneo... :shock: jim
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Better yet, apparently some species of snake used to exist that grew human heads. Complete with hair!

http://scienceray.com/biology/unbelieva ... man-heads/
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A couple hundred pounds, huh. Freakin sounds like the author was wasted and thought a pine log was a pine snake.
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umop apisdn wrote:Better yet, apparently some species of snake used to exist that grew human heads. Complete with hair!

http://scienceray.com/biology/unbelieva ... man-heads/
Ummm...I think I'll make something up and publish it on the website.
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joeysgreen wrote:It's websites like this that make us all look smarter.
Nice picture Joe :)
Yea i think i just obtained my PhD from reading it!
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Someone play the opening theme for "Jurassic Park" now....

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Fact:

I am faster than 80% of all snakes.
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I am faster than 80% of all snakes.
Impressive...agile, mobile and hostile.
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