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Topics => Science, Technology, & Medicine => Topic started by: BMG on November 01, 2011, 11:23:03 PM

Title: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: BMG on November 01, 2011, 11:23:03 PM

So a while back I heard about these two guys that claimed to have found a huge snake while out on a scientific expedition to do just that. The snake in question is called a Yacumama (and is prevalent in the lore of the peoples living throughout the Amazon River Basin). This particular scientific expedition (http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/local/lisburn_men_find_giant_snake_in_the_amazon_1_1642677) took place in the Peruvian part of the Amazon River Basin. According to the lore, the snake is supposed to reach a length of 40 meters and a diameter of 2 meters! Pretty dang big! Regardless this particular expedition turned out to be a hoax (and I harbor doubts that the Yacumama actually exists quite frankly - but these 'crypto-zoology' stories always fascinate me even if I know they aren't real).

However, while I was rooting around and finding out that it had been found out to be a fraud, I found this attached photo of a rather large Anaconda (of which the Yacumama is supposed to be related) which is not a hoax! You can not see from the photo exactly how big this snake actually is...but you can see that it is almost the same girth as the kayak it is next to and it appears to be longer. I have a kayak similar to the one in the photo and the dimensions of my boat are 12'x28". I've no idea how long the snake in this picture was...but I'd hazard a guess that it is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20" in diameter!

Just for the record; I don't think I'd feel terribly comfortable sitting in that kayak...

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: Pandora on November 01, 2011, 11:57:16 PM

Ho-lee sht!  Just when you thought it safe to go back in the water ..............

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: ToddF on November 02, 2011, 07:27:23 AM

Thought this was another Morgan Freeman interacting with his grandchildren thread.

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: AmericanPatriot on November 02, 2011, 07:38:42 AM

When I saw the headline, I thought that's a terrible pick up chicks line

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: AlanS on November 02, 2011, 09:43:33 AM

You 2 are both sick and disgusting. ::cool:: Keep up the good work.

As far as the snake, I hate snakes. Especially BIG snakes.

(http://board.u18chan.com/uploads/data/13325/scared_U18chan.png)

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: Libertas on November 02, 2011, 11:09:44 AM

Kill 'em on sight!

 ::rockets::

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: Glock32 on November 02, 2011, 12:16:32 PM

Snakes don't bother me so much. Spiders on the other hand, uhh no.  I ran across this one a few months ago when taking out the trash can.


(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff269/halo707/widow_spider.jpg)

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: Pandora on November 02, 2011, 12:20:10 PM

AAAIIIIEEEEEE!!!   >>>> runs away >>>>>>>>

I can't come back to this thread now. 

Title: Re: Say, 'Hello!' to my li'l friend!
Post by: Libertas on November 03, 2011, 06:36:38 AM

Yup, kill them on sight too!

 ::rockets::