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Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate.. (reply)

Creeker — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:59 +0000

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.

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

E.Ssk — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:07:47 +0000

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

12-13, if the man standing.... (reply)

DiamondD — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:23:51 +0000

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

Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate.. (reply)

Hobie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:13:36 +0000

AND w i d e r.

Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate.. (reply)

Frank McClelland — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:09:02 +0000

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

People are always saying... (reply)

Murphy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:36:03 +0000

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

12-13, if the man standing.... (reply)

Sarge — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:13:09 +0000

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

I don't think the 19 meters is correct. (reply)

Corderhorse — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:31:51 +0000

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.

Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate.. (reply)

Jared — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:17:00 +0000

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

Anyone with heavy equipment experience care to guesstimate..

Paul — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:59:19 +0000

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.