Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

by Paul ⌂, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 07:59 (5022 days ago)

how long this lil' guy is? All I know is that someone posted this photo of a serious sized serpent. I don't have enough experience with heavy equipment to try and guess how long it probably is. The caption claimed 19 meters - but that's at least 10 feet longer than I'd guess it at. They also claimed it was an anaconda, but the pattern is more like a boa constrictor.

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Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

by Jared, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 08:17 (5022 days ago) @ Paul

Going by the size of the bucket I would guess in the 15 foot range.

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I don't think the 19 meters is correct.

by Corderhorse, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 08:31 (5022 days ago) @ Jared

Perhaps 19 feet. As already stated, compared to the bucket, I'd give it 24 feet at best as you can't see the end of the tail and they can carry some length past the vent.

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12-13, if the man standing....

by Sarge, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 09:13 (5022 days ago) @ Paul

next to the hoe is of normal height. Big-assed snake, in any event.

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People are always saying...

by Murphy @, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 10:36 (5022 days ago) @ Sarge

size matters...WRONG!!!

People seldom holler..'Small snake'! Nor do they holler...'BIG SNAKE'! Just holler SNAKE!!! and you can pretty much bet on the same reaction every single time.

Murphy

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12-13, if the man standing....

by DiamondD, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 22:23 (5021 days ago) @ Sarge

Looks to me like the guy is standing on top of the track, so add another 18-24" to his height.

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Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

by Frank McClelland @, LOWELL Michigan, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 16:09 (5021 days ago) @ Paul

11 feet 6 and 1/4 inches long. it could be longer if A bulldozer ran over it.:-P

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Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, January 28, 2012, 20:13 (5021 days ago) @ Frank McClelland

AND w i d e r.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

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Old trick snake close to camera, men are in the background.

by E.Ssk, Sunday, January 29, 2012, 01:07 (5021 days ago) @ Paul

Not that big a a back hoe. and the bucket is angled away from the camera and extended fully . Best estimate of snake length would be made from the width of the bucket not bucket height. If bucket is 18" to 24" wide that would put this one in the range of 10-14 feet long. Not all that big as jungle snakes go. Also snake does not appear to have the girth necessary for a really big specimen. JMHO

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Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

by Creeker @, Hardwoods, Monday, January 30, 2012, 07:46 (5020 days ago) @ Paul

I operate one of those a bit & looking at everything I'd guess that bucket to be no more than 4 feet from the teeth to the top of the bucket.

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