Large rattlesnake startles Florida birdwatchers

[@matthewbarela8011]

I'm from Texas and that's by far the biggest rattlesnake I've ever seen and I've come across some rattles snakes!

[@Freshy_Jones]

Oh but I thought everything is bigger in Texas? Lmao na

[@georgewilson9121]

the eastern diamondbacks are much thicker. than the western rattlers these get up to 9 feet. they are bigger in s c and georgia around the savanna river. they also have fangs aprox teice the legnth and overall size. when these strike if its in the thigh or torso its lights out.

[@janetmiller2980]

A former neighbor of mine who once lived in a rural Texas town told the story of snake encounters there. “Don’t manage to make eye contact with them, or they won’t let you go. I went inside our house, and a cottonmouth followed and was still looking for me through the sliding doors 🥶.” Oddly enough that couple has since relocated to Florida.

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

That’s because Eastern Diamondbacks are the largest species of rattlesnake and Texas doesn’t have them. Everything ain’t bigger in Texas.

[@Nela1481]

😱😳

[@345mrse]

That snake has really let itself go.

[@vulturebitch]

lol

[@delmusingle2338]

Nobody blames Trump or white folks for its size? I'm amazed.

[@andrerichardson3150]

@@delmusingle2338 Well let me be the first. It is most definitely the fault of that lying POS aka BUNKERBITCH!! Hope that makes you feel better. HAVE A NICE DAY!! LOL!

[@jonmacdonald5345]

@@andrerichardson3150 you got nothing lol

[@jonmacdonald5345]

@@andrerichardson3150 how is he racist??

[@texaspearl8957]

That’s nice to see them holding hands, nice to see people still happy with each other. But yeah big ol snake.

[@ez-g3090]

maybe he has a big ol' snake in his pants to keep her happy with.

[@deltahomicide9300]

This is why I only bird watch from my bedroom window

[@vita171]

😱Same. I would’ve had a heart attack😱

[@jedigamer9935]

Snakes can come up toilets too.

[@someaafrika.3379]

😀😁😀😁😀😀😀 I'm dead 😀

[@kgfes]

​@@jedigamer9935YEP 😮

[@ytubepuppy]

1:20 I seriously doubt that a snake 6' long and 1' in diameter would weigh 100 pounds. The record for heaviest rattlesnake is 34 pounds and it was just over 7½ feet long.

[@craigwall9536]

I know, right? Plenty of 6 footers down here in Texas and they don't even hit 20 lbs- plus, the reporter casually referred to the Indigo snake is if it was comparible to the Diamondback- what a dork!

[@greatplainsman3662]

100 lbs my (_!_).

[@shiitakestick]

steering wheel ?

[@updownstate]

@@greatplainsman3662 Ha - great emoji.

[@captainmarvel9610]

True

[@rileyhinds8616]

You know what that snake is thinking: "Don't tread on me!"

[@jasonkimberlin9283]

I better get out of here before someone turns me into a pair of boots

[@updownstate]

@@jasonkimberlin9283 And a belt and hatband.

[@joshelley1062]

Snake bit snout

[@josephxavier8636]

"I'm 5 9. Maybe and a half on a good day". Wishing you many more good days😄

[@aruntamang]

Maybe he stretches a bit like rubber when it is sunny.

[@matthewhoward5822]

"That's a twenty footer"......"Twenty-five"... "Three ton's of em"!!!

[@davidsomerset8411]

Yeah but we can radio in and get a bigger 🚢 boat

[@davidbrothers2765]

Farewell and adieu spanish ladies

[@Polarcupcheck]

Picture weighed thirteen and half pounds.

[@aespo05]

@@davidbrothers2765 farewell adieu to the ladies of spain!

[@davidbrothers2765]

@@aespo05 farewell and adieu fare spanish ladies for we have orders to ship back too Boston and nevermore shall we see you again

[@richardcole2893]

This is an Eastern Diamond Back Rattlesnake. Eastern Diamond Backs are more deadly than their cousins in the desert. Western Diamond Back. They don't always rattle before they strike either.

[@richardcole2893]

@Keith Davis I did a little research on this Keith. Apparently Western Diamondbacks frequent that area. I was under the impression Texas on to the West coast. That one had rings around its tail before the rattles. The Eastern will have a patch of solid black or brown before the rattles. I used to live there and hunted the area north of Lakeland called the Green Swamp. I have killed a lot of rattlesnakes there. Chris was born in Bartow, FL in Polk County.

[@ClaireNicole33]

@Keith Davis Thankfully I've never seen one here!! I had a water moccasin here a few days ago. I'm in the Houma area in the slushy swampy sticks and we have a lot of snakes here. I'm going to look up the one you mentioned so I can be familiar with it. 😎

[@ClaireNicole33]

@Keith Davis yes I looked up the eastern one. Thank you for mentioning those places you won't go bc it's helpful to me to know:) There's many places I won't go either. But we go fishing in the marsh in Cocodrie and have to walk through waist high marsh and people say snakes don't go in the salt water areas but that's bs because i've seen one! I don't think it was dangerous but I don't know what kind. They even have alligators down there in saltwater. Are you from down here in this area? Do you know if those areas are dangerous?

[@richardcole2893]

@rick miller Yes sir are familiar with them and their toxic venom. I was comparing the Eastern to the Western Diamond back.

[@ClaireNicole33]

@Keith Davis oh yikes!! Thanks for all the info:)

[@rayball1675]

100lbs would be an absolute giant lol I've caught several this size in NE Oklahoma and 25lbs would be a stretch lol.

[@BMWSRR-yd6do]

Exactly....but by why allow common sense or genetic limitations get in the way of sensationalizing a story with inconceivable facts while telling a rattlesnake story...

[@theg35project50]

Seriously I laughed so hard r "easily 100 lbs" lmfao I weigh 150 🤣🤣🤣

[@slappinshepple]

Not only that but largest snake captured in Florida was a Burmese python at 17 feet and over 160lbs, man says at the end largest snake is 9 ft in Florida anything to make this monster rattler look bigger!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@theg35project50 Yeah I was like "is that just some random woman in a parking lot saying that" and then it says she works for the wildlife dpt! LOL!!! That's definitely a bureaucrat for you.

[@cool12191]

100lb rattlesnake lmfaooo what!!!

[@Yomommahouse]

"They will probably leave you alone" lol I don't like those odds.

[@Rryan8065]

Well think about this. 90% of snake bites in America happen when someone is trying to kill or catch a snake

[@Rryan8065]

@@PMurray2694 that’s exactly right. Especially small kids since they aren’t usually looking before they sit reach or step somewhere

[@wolfpecker5710]

@@Rryan8065for sure! Just look at how many snakebite fatalities happen from preachers messing around with rattlesnakes and then refusing antivenin.

[@Rryan8065]

@@wolfpecker5710 at least 5, which would make them 100% of the snakebite fatalities each year in the US lol

[@andye5851]

Some eastern Diamondbacks can get 8 ft. They are the biggest of the rattle snakes in the US I believe. This might be one of the rare cases of a fully grown specimen. My guess is survival rate for a snake this large/old in Florida, is probably low due to a large amount of predators. Amazing!

[@chrisreeves8037]

I am from SW Texas. I lived in VA Beach, VA City workers told me of killing a 14 ft diamond as they worked to reclaim part of the Dismal Swamp. Nine of ten Herpetologist state they can not grow over 6 ft. I laugh. I saw a 14 foot diamond back cross a ranch road on October night. In addition I have spoken to several other West Texans who have seen the same; not to mention, many in the 7 - 10 ft range. So watch your step! Thanks for your time. cr

[@chrisreeves8037]

I have seen a 14 footer in SW Texas and spoken to several who also had the same experience. It crossed a dirt road in front of a gate which was 14 ft wide.

[@Skelevon_gaming]

Timber rattlesnakes are massive too

[@jedthesometing7193]

nah bro theyre too big for hawks

[@jedthesometing7193]

unless they are young

[@buzzlightyear1191]

He was just doing his own "FANG" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigbank2541]

Classic 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kristyV911]

Hahahaha Clever!

[@jeffryclaar8952]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@janethgalicia615]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@truehill51hill72]

I'm 75 and have lived here all my life. We killed in keystone a rattled 8 feet.1960 in 1952 one killed that strech across a 2 lane road mush have been 10 to 13 ft. Jacksonville I did see that one also. Article in times union paper.

[@chrisreeves8037]

I have seen at least five documentary herpetologist from FL who say they do not grow over 6 ft. I have seen 14 ft here in SW Texas and spoken to many in the Permian Basin who have seen similar size, so keep on posting because the knuckle head experts will keep getting it wrong until enough get struck by the truth. cr

[@rhymereason3449]

When in snake country - ALWAYS look where you are about to put your feet or hands.

[@updownstate]

Every place is snake country.

[@shiitakestick]

Diane Greene - but no snakes at all in Hawaii or Alaska or cold northern areas of other countries .. otherwise wear your boots in the brush , not your tennies .. 😉

[@updownstate]

@@shiitakestick My husband wore snake chaps.

[@updownstate]

@@shiitakestick I know the story that St. Francis drove the snakes out of Ireland. I find it impossible to believe that Ireland has not one snake.

[@shiitakestick]

Flower8 - live and learn , life is chock full of surprises . 👍🏼

[@luishirschlieb6083]

"Eye to fang" give this reporter a raise, great stuff! 🤣

[@4EyeFoxbody]

He was on fire that day

[@historylvr8000]

If it had been an "Eye to fang" encounter the story would have a very different outcome! Talk about sensationalism at its finest...Lol!

[@2003zq8]

I saw one that was at least 6ft. crossing a service road on OIA property one evening while running cargo. I slowed down and watched it cross then slide thru the fence into the palmettos on the other side. It was an impressive sight to see.

[@ceo6028]

I'd get the hell out of there as fast as possible

[@notmyname1038]

Peitrex or just stay the hell away from it . All it wants to do is be left alone

[@benniehazelwood3088]

Jordan Russell. true but think of the kids there little body's can't handle all the venom

[@Iwastherein1969]

where I come from you pull out your 20 gauge and blow it's head off....that thing can and will inject venom in some innocent human somewhere and the human will either die or experience pain beyond belief....there's only one kind of pit viper, a dead pit viper

[@JKorver]

Jordan Russell I would've ran the bitch over

[@notmyname1038]

JC Rivera alot of people are like you for some ignorant reason. My family the same

[@Qui_Gon_Jinn_76]

1:23 in, 100 lbs. Gimme a break lady. The largest one on record was in 1946 and was 7.8 feet long and weighed 34 lbs.

[@slappinshepple]

Haha, sad thing is she is from the wildlife services!

[@4exgold]

haha yeah i couldnt believe it when she said that. i mean come on.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@slappinshepple That's EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[@douglasmorris1513]

Snakes are capable of striking at a distance of 1/3 of their length. This snake looks to be every bit of 7 ft possibly more.

[@kray97]

I saw a seven to eight foot long rattler crossing a dirt access road near where I grew up in Southern California. It was probably a Western Diamondback and looked like it had recently eaten.

[@chrisreeves8037]

Don't you read? They do not grow over 6 feet; although, I have seen one 14 ft long. It crossed a dirt road in front of a 14 ft wide gate. Keep posting!

[@georgewilson9121]

i,ve seen dozens of western diamond backs, gold and green mohaves, sidewinders in the sonoran desert. they are half as long as the eastern diamondback and maybe 1 5th the diameter. the fangs on the eastern diamondbacks are massive. over 4 inches long. grew up in S C near a swamp and lived for 10 years in the desert south of pheonix. both impressive on their own merrits. the snake that wakes you up the most is the side winder they like all the rest will go towards you.

[@ericg7183]

At the end of AIT, on our final FTX, we had one slither between us, as we were standing there looking at where we were going to dig defensive positions. This was near Camp Darby on Fort Benning, in Georgia. It was at least 8 feet long, probably closer to 9 feet. The girth was every bit as big around as my thigh. We saw tons more during that two weeks. Most were 2-3 feet long, I think the next longest was closer to 5 feet. Range control gave us permission to kill them if they got in or near our positions, and we did kill a few. Drill sergeant cooked one up on his Coleman camp stove, and passed around the pan. I'm from Texas, and the longest rattler I have seen was almost 6 feet long.

[@sergio2385]

You from goliad?

[@ericg7183]

@@sergio2385 no, but I am from Texas, thus the Dimmitt flag.

[@chrisreeves8037]

Thanks for your reply. I am from SW Texas and have seen a 14 ft Diamond Back, and have spoken to others in the area who have had similar experiences. My Biology professor laughed when I told him about the sighting. He said they do not grow over 6 feet. I believe with advent of the internet sighting across the South are surfacing, so keep posting, and watch your step. cr

[@mannsouth100]

Are we really gonna act like that reporter wasn't dressed like Papa Smurf 😆😆😆🤣

[@lovelymeme2252]

That's funny!!!

[@shawnhuff3920]

I have seen a great size rattle snake in Texas up on 287 rest area south of Amarillo on my way to fort worth I'm a truck driver semi truck driver so I can see a lot of people and animals from state to state......

[@chrisreeves8037]

I have seen 14 footer close to the Pecos River and spoken to many who have seen similar in the Permian Basin. From 287 I have heard a lore about a large rattler from Vernon area. What do you call a giant?

[@scotttannehill8439]

About 30 yrs ago in Citronelle, NE Citrus county, I encountered an Eastern diamondback crossing a dirt road . It was early spring about 10AM. I think it was sunning to warm up because it moved so slow as I banged a metal real estate sign close to it in an attempt to get it out of the way so we didn't run over it. It took up at least half the roadway. 5 to 7 foot for sure. A snake expert at the Homosassa Springs Attraction took issue with our size estimate. We had an Impala full sized car and I assure you that it was longer than the distance between the front wheels. GrandPa as we named him slowly allowed us to pass.

[@shirleymcbride2320]

Yep that's Polk Co i've seen some big one's there myself around Winter Haven.

[@MrMayberrry]

"easily pushing 100 lbs." LOL

[@jimbom6307]

uh ya considering it had clearly just recently eaten an animal.. could easily bump its weight close to 100 lbs.. anacondas can grow up to 500 lbs

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

No where near 100 lbs!!!!

[@jmoney973]

Mary M dumbass

[@jimbom6307]

@@jmoney973 How am i the dumbass you dumbass. go do some research... DUMBASS

[@kevinroark4346]

@@jimbom6307 They don't weigh near that much the anaconda if I remember in my studies is the heaviest snake in the world&pythons&really long&heavy also I believe the Anaconda is heaviest&Python is2nd heaviest.The Eastern Diamond Back Rattler is the most deadly&largest pit viper in North America&South America the biggest/longest Pit viper is the Bushmaster.

[@susieque8207]

100 pounds....and they actually believed her.

[@ahappilydrunkpuppy8961]

Adrenaline can make you do some outrageous stuff.

[@ingodwetrust7648]

😂😂😂

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

July 31, 2020----Dad used to work for the states water dept. around Homestead, Fla. many years ago. He'd take a brush cutter to clear brush from the water pipes which brought fresh water to the Keys and on a regular basis, he chopped up a bunch of rattlers & moccasins, many at 6 feet long.

[@GoHerp]

100lb rattle snake should of been the title lmao

[@budslovesyou2772]

The area probably has no kingsnake that's why the rattle snake grow that big.

[@simpletruth9977]

"Why didn't u kill it?" Me: Nah, heart disease and diabetes gonna take care of that. 😂

[@tawandadaniel7058]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tamarababb7089]

Thank you for not killing this gorgeous Rattlesnake.

[@sheliastreet4467]

All I have to say is there WAS one at my house that had 13 buttons and stretched across my driveway. We'll just say it's last meal was a wolfrat because when the Honda Pilot came across it it popped.

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Sheila how are you doing today.

[@lookup2one]

We have Timber rattlesnakes in North Texas that large. A neighbor told me they come down from the mountain. I've seen one in 20 years! 6-7 foot long.

[@johnmesinger3706]

Only in Florida would a “wildlife specialists” claim a 10 pound animal is 100 pounds

[@Youre_Right]

Lol. A 15 ft python might push a 100 lbs after a big feeding

[@quincywashington1009]

That snake was definitely not 15 pounds.... pretty sure it was between 60-100... look at the girth and length... that snake is definitely at least triple it’s normal size

[@quincywashington1009]

I thinks it’s more like 60-70 pounds

[@JorgeGonzalez-go3xp]

Jaja brain fart

[@jimbom6307]

10 lbs?... you sound even more dumb than someone saying 100 lbs..... that snake looks like it just ate.... a 30 lbs snake that eats a 75lbs animal will weight 100+ lbs... but thanks for being the wildlife expert.

[@buggaboo7073]

The way those jeans fit the reporter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aprilnovember6777]

Ummmmmmmm........ooooooooookkkkkkkkkkuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! 🤣

[@nesco7615]

Moose knuckle alert. Lolololololololololol

[@jimmymak7656]

Now eastern diamond back rattlers get big , they are the largest rattle snakes. But hundrad pounds, comon! Maybe 30 or 40

[@jerrybrown2247]

Hiking the AP Trail earlier this year my dog and I came face to face with a timber rattler, they normally grow to 4’, this one was closing in on 6’, had a girth equal to my knee and a head that was bigger than my hand. I called my dog to me, the snake carried on as though we were not there and eventually moved along.

[@eddieman1131]

I was cornered by a 11ft. Diamondback rattler, snake just wanted some water to drink, actually it was pretty calm.

[@richardhincemon]

Largest Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake 7' 9" long 34 pounds Shot and killed by a hunter 1946 documented by Guinness book of World records

[@mauricegourmet]

“Easily pushing 100 pounds?!” Says lady about a 10-12 pound snake.

[@yellowdayz1800]

More like 15 to 20 lb snake.

[@jimfryar1]

Maurice Cureton a floridian “expert” no doubt!! 😂🤣😂

[@ricardobaquero3295]

She is definitely a wildlife expert???lol? We r full of python's that r way bigger...that was a pretty snake

[@deltaveedesignconsulting7697]

So many people have an irrational fear of these critters. They aren't really that dangerous if you understand their behavior. They're more afraid of us than the smarter among us are of them. I run across them all the time out here in CaliFORNIA. (Yes, not that many people out here call it Cali. Mostly tourists from Flori.) Yes, they're smaller here, but still scareder of us.

[@valbrooks2699]

Did that one lady just say it probably was 100 lbs. 😆 It was clearly a huge rattlesnake but 100 lbs?

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Val how are you doing today.

[@valbrooks2699]

@@jarrypason9884 I’m doing great…. How about yourself?

[@jarrypason9884]

@@valbrooks2699 I’m doing pretty 🤩 good 😌,am from Arizona Tucson, And you?

[@valbrooks2699]

@@jarrypason9884 Illinois

[@jarrypason9884]

@@valbrooks2699 I’m a widower and I have one daughter she is 26yrs old her name is Linda I lost 😠 her mon about 4yrs ago in a car accident,Are you single?

[@Reeshiboyz]

“100lbs” lmfaoo

[@richardgray115]

I thought that seemed like a bizarre number when she said that 😅

[@Highsteppa81]

Yah I would say they more than 50 lbs off

[@kelloggswag]

Full grown Diamondback is about 10 lbs

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

@@kelloggswag There is a recorded example of an eastern diamondback that weighed 34 lb. That one was 7.8 feet long.

[@captainmarvel9610]

Maybe 30 or 35

[@victorgalindo7026]

Where he was filming was on that road heading west past Duke energy, I recognize that big burm and that intersection , I forget what highway that is , if I'm not mistaken I believe it's HWY 544 or something like that . Seen baby alligator crossing that road before

[@blakewilliamson6579]

I caught a 8ft rattlesnake during Hurricane Charley and it weighed about 40 pounds

[@buffalophil3630]

Blake Williamson LIES ALLLL LIEESSSSS!!!!

[@AtarahDerek]

Maximum weight is 34 lbs. So unless you have documentation, I don't believe you.

[@chrisreeves8037]

Keep posting Blake. I have seen a 14 ft Diamond back in SW Texas and have spoken to many who have seen them 8ft plus. thanks cr

[@playboyagent7586]

It’s not a rattle it’s a hole maraca in the tail

[@dmcepeda]

0:20 turns and looks around! Best part

[@tylertownes9461]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@ronniecarter266]

There is alot of these huge eastern diamondback rattlesnakes all around the State of Georgia, north ga. but mostly in South Ga. They also have rattlesnake round-up every year, but I can't remember where in South Georgia. I found out it's in Whigham Ga. where ever that is!

[@georgeclark6629]

Lisa, the wildlife expert estimated the eastern diamondback weight to at least a 100 lbs. Although I cannot find an official measurement for the largest diamondback on record, I would guess it would be around 20lbs. The snake in the video appears to weight 15ls more or less

[@clintchapman4319]

There is no way in Hades that snake is even 40 pounds, much less 100...

[@DrewWasMe]

Well there is no way a 6 foot snake of any kind weighs 100 pounds. Southern U.S. snake hysteria exemplified.

[@peeyoudeepeeyoudee6269]

I know right, lol maybe 15 to 20 lbs if that

[@jvsclub1321]

I’ve walked past one, nearly stepped on it and the saw it later and was like holy crap I stepped right there

[@montana1636]

No, not 100 pounds, a full grown eastern diamondback knows it has nothing to worry about, and they can strike faster than any animal can react, twice in the time it takes for a human being to visually comprehend that the snake just moved toward his or her self. I’d be shocked to find out that a 6’ snake weighs more than about 20-30 pounds

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Mills how are you doing today.

[@EKA201-j7f]

I remember years ago a little girl was bitten by one like that. Her Dad was shocked at the size of its head. She was luckily only 2 blocks away from a hospital and he lost no time getting her to it.

[@alexcrowder1673]

1:18 Omg I cant stop laughing. Did this lady seriously just say a 6ft snake is "probably easily pushing 100lbs", with a straight face?!? That made my day.

[@erecio1]

That’s exactly what I said! 😂

[@borntobewild9056]

Closer to 20lbs....if that!

[@Dweller415]

What the f’ck Florida? That thing was f’cking enormous.

[@judith4505]

Have you seen a rattlesnake/ Burmese python mix? Yup, in Florida too.

[@joelgarcia828]

😂 bunch where I am

[@okay__.]

@@judith4505 thats not possible they rattlesnakes are pit vipers and pythons are constrictors and for two different animals to breed they have to be related like milk snakes and king snakes or tigers amd lions

[@judith4505]

@@okay__. check out national geographic. Video and photo evidence.

[@okay__.]

@@judith4505 i just looked it up and there was nothing about rattlesnake and python hybrid its literally impossible two whole different animals that arent closely related cant breed so a rattlesnake might be able to breed with a copperhead MIGHT but not any python and rattlesnake they literally teach that stuff in 7th grade plus ive been studying about reptiles in my spare time since i was 5

[@Highball28]

100lbs. Not even close. 6 ft. I believe. The Wildlife Person needs Educating

[@Rryan8065]

Diamonds can reach 8 feet!

[@allynsmith5026]

The Eastern Diamondback is the largest of all rattlesnakes. Not the longest, but it is the heaviest. I live in Georgia and there are some big ones here, especially in south GA.

[@Freshy_Jones]

Southeast Georgia is a straight swamp

[@theresareynolds3133]

A few years ago my dad killed a rattlesnake with 18 buttons it was huge

[@julianrichy5830]

"She said Wow look at the size of that thing" Husband looks😔 because that's all he ever wanted to hear any woman say to him😅

[@MrSoccerball100]

Savage

[@thornyturtleranch4u]

I was sent a letter by my step mother that I had sent to her and my dad on December 11, 1982 of when I ran across a small diamondback in Daytona Florida. Then in the early 1990 around leesburg a 6 foot had been run over on the tail. I picked it up with a stick and got it in my truck. It died soon after, I filleted it and froze the meat but I never got the stomach to cook the meat and I fed it to my turtles. They loved it. They are a few road killed moccasins too. I'd like to breed some eastern Diamondbacks as they are so damn rare now, in general.

[@3rdi450]

This comment gave me brain aneurysm 😂😂😂

[@user-su1xk3mv2b]

U put it in ur car. Idiot

[@herelieskittythomas3726]

Rattlesnake tastes amazing.

[@jlpinson6968]

I you actually went in the woods around creeks and put diesel in a rattle snake whole and light it on fire you will find a lot of snakes.

[@richardhincemon9423]

@@jlpinson6968 the gassing of diamondback rattlesnakes is illegal in 29 States with Texas being one of the only States left that allows gassing of rattlesnake dens. Snakes that are gassed cannot be eaten safely and the amount of damage that occurs from the gas going into the dens is doing a lot of environmental damage to not only the snakes but to the other animals who live in and around these dens. These snakes that we're hibernating in the dens will not be able to go back to them and we'll have to seek a new place to hibernate and live usually that means amongst people.

[@donnyblondy8506]

" Hey Kenny, check your pants to see if you have any large snakesor snake in them" LOL

[@jaybyrd9156]

That snake was much larger than 6 ft 100 lb. Look at the width of the painted line on the side of the road and then measure using the people and the paint as markers. That snake was over 8ft long. The small Road through them off. You must use the paint as your scale marker. If you have to pause the video and break out your ruler do it because Holyshit that things a monster.

[@chelleroberson3222]

6 ' is common in South Texas

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Chelle how are you doing today.

[@briantaylor2.023]

It’s the cottonmouths that you really gotta be careful around. They aren’t rattle snakes, so they don’t rattle when threatened, thus they are completely silent, and they blend into their surroundings very well.

[@CountryboyCale]

Cotton mouths are mean AF. They aren’t necessarily aggressive but they are intimidating. Anytime I see something white in the woods I shoot it out of fear it’s a cotton mouth. I have seen tons and have killed some with guns, sticks, extremely large logs I was carrying in a tractor bucket and diced one up with a disc when it tried to strike at the disc and tires of my tractor. The most memorable is the time I was bush hogging in real thick brush beside our pond and one fell out of a tree I hit and luckily the PTO guard wasn’t chained because it landed on it and was ripped and shredded by the shear power of all 49 PTO horse power on the 52hp Kubota. I actually (the part that scared me the most) got hit with a medium sized (about 6 OZ) chunk from the snake. I’m glad the PTO didn’t have the guard chained and it was running. Cause if that PTO wasn’t running I probably would have turned it on and just threw the snake to the ground for it to sloth away unless I went super fast and hit it. Scary stuff in south Mississippi I tell you

[@richardhincemon9423]

The world record for a cottonmouth was captured back in 1990 in the Great Dismal Swamp North Carolina / Virginia border it measured 74 in long a weight of 11 lb. It died a few days later of injuries sustained in its capture at the Philadelphia Zoo. Only one person has died in the past 52 years from a cottonmouth bite. Gilbert De Leon Was Bitten while walking in a river in Missouri back in 2012 when he was bitten. He refused treatment telling his girlfriend he could not afford to go to the hospital and died in his sleep that night. His autopsy revealed that he had a high amount of pain medication in his system that contributed to his death. C r o f a b anti-venom is the treatment for all North American pit vipers. M i c r u r u s North American coral snake Pfizer Laboratories Anti-Venom is the treatment for all coral snake bites if you have been bitten by a venomous snake seek medical treatment ASAP only one person has died from a coral snake since the late 1960s.

[@CountryboyCale]

@@richardhincemon9423 I find it hard the the world record is over 6ft and weights only 11lbs. The ones around here are about 4ft average and weigh about 10lbs.

[@richardhincemon9423]

@@CountryboyCale typical cottonmouths grow to 3 to 4 ft in length and weigh three to four pounds. Males are larger than females and the eastern and Florida cottonmouth can reach 6 ft in length but that is very rare due to Habitat destruction.

[@rosssivertson6339]

Cottonmouth have massive fangs as well

[@kenwilliamsvoice]

Snake looks to be belly full of some unfortunate animal.

[@evanm9026]

Or person.

[@notforyou152]

My boas at 6’ are about 10-12 lbs. ish

[@tayyc6074]

I'm from phx az and grew up seeing rattlesnake all my life and I sure can tell you I nevered seen anything like this huge mama...

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

That's because the Eastern Diamondbacks are the granddaddies of 'em all. That one was either full or pregnant though but they're still really gearthy snakes.

[@chrisreeves8037]

I heard a story from Benson of two cowboys killing a 10 footer later they brought it into town. Second a Native American traveling by Window Rock in a Station Wagon ran over a Diamond Back he guessed at 15 ft. They snake kept crawling. Finally I read a story of a photo tacked up in a feed store south of Tucson from 1905 which had a diamond back hanging dead from a windmill. The caption read 18 ft. You need to get out more with snakeboots! cr

[@1234qwer1002]

I seen a blue indigo one time also. The one I saw was long but not fat like the rattle snake. The indigo does have an amazing shine on it though. I think the indigo in on the endangered list

[@bigbuckdan73]

I've seen one Indigo in the 25 years I worked in the woods, I was around 20-22 yrs old...they are shiny and pretty, he was 8-10 ft long

[@CFIRST58]

Snakes actually do a lot of good by eating mice, rats and small rodents. There are a rattle snakes in Pennsylvania but about the only time they are seen is crossing the road, or someone has walked up on them, tried to get a closer look, or tried to take a picture close up. There is an old saying among farmers: If you mess with the Bull your gonna get the horns, so be safe and don't get too close.

Craig Carper there’s a lot of invasive snakes in Florida that are pests.

[@vulturebitch]

@Craig Carper thank you for standing up for snakes: they play a very important role in the environement, as all animals do. They are despised for that ridiculous religious role they played, but its really sad in 2020 people are still ignorant of how important they are.

[@bigbuckdan73]

@@vulturebitch I got a black snake that hangs around by my front door that scares people lol...they say I should kill it, I tell them if you don't like him/her don't come over bc it ain't gonna hurt no one and keeps the critters at bay

[@cheveronLI]

@@vulturebitch same goes for sharks, everything has a place in the ecosystem… except for us

[@christiangiddens3544]

I love snakes

[@AMERICA_CARR]

That snake said “DONT TREAD ON ME”

[@snarkymcsnarkles3493]

That snake was about 6 foot 250 LBS and had a gun, it was also wearing gang colors and throwing signs

[@jeanalynn2791]

LMAO!

[@robertrinehuls9099]

I saw a diamond back in Tallahassee that I estimated to be seven foot.

[@robertrinehuls9099]

Yeah it was out off of Buck Lake Road, at the intersection of Antler and Canadian Geese Trail to be specific. Used to see the occasional rattlesnake while delivering mail on the east side of town. Haven't seen any on the north side.

[@miggys7]

That thing is longer than 6 feet!

[@avakennedy5810]

Me: watches this video while walking my dog and not watching where I'm going 😂 :( and now I'm going home and Putin my phone in my bag

[@jswarpaint6215]

Thats hilarious

[@delmusingle2338]

Better include self defense as well.

[@jonstewart9792]

Putin ^^RUSSIAN SPY^^

[@jackda100]

Stretch it out. That's a 7 to 8 footer.

[@joshbaynard2527]

KRICKEY, HES A BEAUUUTY😂. Wish you were here for this one Steve. RIP

[@410kane]

Krickey! Lets try and make his fangs come aout

[@cheveronLI]

Crikey, let me just stick my thumb right in it’s bum hole yeah

[@pluto3215]

There was a 12 ft rattle snake found between Perry Fl and Keaton beach a few years ago. There was a picture of in the newspaper. It was taken to Fl State university, studied then returned and released.

[@davidhackett7106]

Snakes terrify me yet fascinate me.

[@jackwood1621]

Birdwatchers should look down sometimes, bet he saw you first!!!

[@TheBerylknight]

If you leave them alone, they'll "probably" leave you alone...

[@Rryan8065]

And that’s true. But they won’t seek you out

[@JuanRamos-hj1jr]

5 ft and maybe 25 to 30 pounds but 💯¿? Hahahha

[@demarcopowell1835]

I’ve seen photos at a restaurant in North Florida of a rattlesnake ,that was more than twice as long as this snakes.The restaurant is called Pouncey , in Perry Florida.The rattlesnake had to been over 13 feet.

[@djpauloramirez1]

I appreciate how transparent you are BRAVO

[@rudyjrhinojosa1424]

That rattler has been eating good.😋

[@supersarcastic428]

“Wow look at this size of that thing”

[@EatsUsedTP]

The big snake does not inject more venom, babies inject more venom because they cant control it

[@colleencastillo9213]

that's true...a baby rattler is the most dangerous venom wise.

[@DavidDeelLoco]

Joe with the flow Big snakes don't always control the amount to a minimum. You are correct in that newborn or very young snakes don't control their venom at all. BUT, you can bet, if this rattler had been afraid enough, (such as being stepped on) it would most assuredly have far more venom available to inject and very well may have. Sometimes the adult will also do repetitive bites, injecting venom with each bite. But sometimes an adult will not inject any venom at all. It totally depends on far too many variables to be aware of at a time of a bite. However with all that said, I wouldn't want to take my chances with either one. LOL

Colleen - not necessarily - I'd much rather take a hit from a juvenile than a full grown adult in a bad mood. Besides, contrary to popular belief, a juvenile may or may not invenomate you - just like an adult. They just haven't been around long enough to always make the correct decision.

[@AtarahDerek]

Adults inject more venom because they have more of it. A juvenile might not know how much venom is appropriate, and thus may use more or less than it needs. But it absolutely can control it. However, a baby rattler's full load is still less than the average defensive dose an adult gives.

[@C00T47]

It is true that juvenile rattlesnakes have a venom with more toxicity than adults, still much more dangerous to be bitten by an adult though.

[@cloud10ism]

Check out the size and girth of that thing Lol! I herd that a few times before.

[@jimmychanbers2424]

I cought a 6 foof rattlesnake by Masterson,tx. He put up a hell of a fight.

[@chrisreeves8037]

I knew a snake wrangle for Seetwater Roundup who had a small frame about 140 pounds. He caught an 8 foot diamond back which started to whip around. He almost lost his grip. After it was bagged, he decided any snake over 8 feet ceased to be a snake and became a serpent! cr

[@busydaboss423]

maybe 40 lbs at the lost that's pushing it

[@MrVideoyoulike]

Diamond backs do not get that long in length they can get pretty big in gerth but not 100 lbs.

[@AtarahDerek]

Specimens of EDB over 7 feet are very rare, but well documented. Max weight is 34 lbs. They fall just shy of the heavyweight record for venomous snakes, with top prize going to the Gaboon viper. You wanna talk about fat snakes, look no further than the gabby.

[@bennyconger8463]

I have seen a 7 1/2 foot long western diamond back in Sweetwater Texas at the round up

[@chrisreeves8037]

@@bennyconger8463 Somewhere in Sweetwater is an 8 ft stuffed Diamond back that a friend from San Angelo took to the Roundup. Personally I have seen a 14 ft down by the Pecos River and have spoken to many other through out the Permian Basin who have seen them 10 to 14 ft. To close a Professor of Biology told me they do not grow beyond 6 ft. This is why I started to blog because they are out there! cr

[@amaya_otaku_pro4135]

I'm a native Texan , exroadie for a whole bunch of bands thru out the 80s ,90s and early 2000s plus now retired and do nothing but travel and camp out , can't help it, I'm used being on the road 💚 ....and I know my rattlesnakes , and believe me,I've seen it a whole bunch of times on news reports like this plus mostly seen it personally, but florida does have the biggest rattlesnakes in the USA 🇺🇸✌️💚

[@chrisreeves8037]

14 ft is the largest I have seen in SW Texas and spoken to others through out the Permian Basin who have seen 14 footers; not to mention, 8 to 10 footers. Personally I believe these behemoths are through out the South. South Texas seems to consistently have the 6 ft fat class of rattler. Keep truckin, cr

[@waldoparsnip1025]

I've heard that many times before , " Look at the size of that thing , the length and the girth ….

[@Mico8791]

No you haven’t. 😆 jk

[@waldoparsnip1025]

@@Mico8791 Ha ! You don't believe that one huh ? Well then , how about , " Bigger than most , smaller than some ? No? Not going for that one either ? Well I tried ! Ha ! ' Have a good one .

[@NancyRutland]

I saw one that com-lately covered a country road in Meridian, Mississippi. We thought it was a sapling that had fallen across the road. My boyfriend got out to pull the “sapling” out of the road. Then we heard a roar of laughter from a man on a porch far away from the road. He had obviously killed it & kept putting it back in the road to scare passers by. I only thought pythons & boas got that large until that day.

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Nancy how are you doing today.

[@manolodlospavos]

diamondbacks is cute.

[@raymondparsley7442]

I would say screw Florida but I live in Texas, as rattlers go, it's six of one and half dozen of the other. Of course, the poor snake simply wants to go be left alone and that's exactly what one should do.

[@AtarahDerek]

Texas has more species of venomous snake than Florida does. Florida has five. Texas has no fewer than ten: *Crotalus* atrox, horridus, ruber, viridis *Agkistrodon* contortix, piscivorus *Micrurus* fulvius, tener *Sistrurus* catenatus, miliarius With the exception of C. adamanteus, all of Florida's venomous species are also found in Texas.

[@keionchase3120]

Texas ? This Fl rattler an earthworm NEXT to Texas rattlers. Texas rattlers drive cars...

[@Jleed989]

Texas are WESTERN diamondback. Generally smaller than eastern species but there’s some big ones in Texas! Why don’t they stop that damn roundup?

[@waldoparsnip1025]

Parsley ? I'm a Parsley from Indiana !

[@raymondparsley7442]

@@waldoparsnip1025 The name is not that common really, during my 22 years in the Army and Coast Guard combined, the closest I came to another of my name sake, was a Parsly (no e) in New York. I have since met two other Parsley's, one in Reston, Va and another here in Austin... Clint Parsley, the attorney who drew up my Will. It is also worth noting, a Julie C. Parsley is CEO of the country's largest electric cooperative (Pedernales Electric Cooperative) here in Central Texas. As for me, my abode is a far simpler one, having grown up in the coal fields of southern, Mingo County, West Virginia. My oldest brother (now deceased) once work for the railroad in Indiana... back in 1945 or 46... My only surviving brother resides near Baltimore. Best I can determine, there are more Parsley's in Texas than any other State. I also have relatives in Ohio, but no contact with them. Anyway, I'm writing a little too much. I hope you and yours are staying safe, and doing well. Ray Parsley

[@ivanboesky1520]

An eastern diamondback can grow to a maximum length of about 8 feet and a maximum weight in a very unusual and rare case might push close to 10 pounds, and that would be a massively big and unusual specimen. A 9 footer would be extremely rare. Stop with the nonsense about a 100lb rattlesnake idiots. LOL

[@pestleman1951]

A 9 footer eastern would be a record wouldn't it ??? I once saw (1982) an old polaroid picture on the wall of the office of a pulp mill, miles and miles out into the Alabama swamps... It was of one of their truck drivers, a black man, holding a dead Eastern Diamondback he'd killed. I talked to other drivers who knew and worked with him. They all agreed he was six feet one tall... He had the snake by the middle and draped over each side of his arms/hands... He was standing and the head was down against the the outside of his left boot ... Not in front of his boot, I know the old "hold it closer to the camera to distort perception of size" trick... and this was not happening in this pic... but it's head was leaning on the side of the boot, over the laces. It dwarfed his boot. The tail on the other side of his body was on the ground with all the rattles and a bit of the tail laying on the ground... with the end of the rattles curling up a little into the air... He was cupping the center of the snake in both hands, and almost tight up under his chin, with just an inch or so of his neck showing. You could tell he had his upper body shifted, leaning back a little for balancing the weight of the snake. The old photo had "Snake is 9 feet 8 inches and driver is six feet one inch" written on it. I had no camera back then and the only copier the pulp mill office had was an old pice of junk that could barely copy. I got a couple B&W pictures but they were very poor quality. I begged to borrow or buy the pic. I am sure that had to be well over the size record for any known rattlesnake. It had been a 45 minute drive out on bad roads through the swamp to get there. I had flown in to Mobile to visit my brother and had no car or I'd have gone back with a good camera to get a good picture of that picture... I still think about it to this day... The driver had come up on the snake in the road and used his axe handle he used to check tire pressure on his truck tires to kill it. Here's an interesting and funny part to the story. There was a little community of black/creole families living by the pulp mill. They threw a big celebration, like a mini Mardi-Gras over the dead snake. The pulp mill owner told me these folks were very very superstitious and believed in old magic, curses, potions and such. The reason for the big celebration was they considered killing that snake was like killing the Devil himself ... lol .. This story is the God's truth and not exaggerated one bit ... no BS ... If you doubt me, go check out a few of my vids ... I am a solid straight up guy ...

[@JR-tv2pl]

pestleman1951 hi bro i got a pic from a friend in mexico this snake is like 11 to 12 ft long no kidding send me ur email I'll send it right away bro

[@fatnuts4295]

Bob Gardner i

[@kayshanfarooq8549]

Bob Gardner I totally agree with you on this and they had camera's in their hands but only them few photos and pictures have been tampered with

[@ronniebrockman2797]

FAT NUTS 42

[@kathleenputinas3211]

Holy moly I am never going hiking again

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Kathleen how are you doing today.

[@kevinpoe8137]

That snake is bigger than 6ft, it’s 7ft-8ft at least, and probably the girth of a softball

[@woabeatz9717]

So large , it can't rattle😁