Does anyone know?

Big Snake

That is like one of those e mails that says watch your screen closeley for the ghost, then after a few seconds a skeletor chick jumps out of your scree and scares the shit out of you!

and to answer your question, I dont know about the African part but I am sure it is a snake..

That appears to be an Anaconda which is only found in the New World (Central and South America). Not sure what exact species but that is a giant specimen. Seems rather annoyed too.

That is an anaconda from S. A. not South Africa.. I have seen two rock pythons in Southern Africa.. largest around 13 feet..

Mike

"Bakes" sent me that vid from Australia. Olive python I think he said.

This is the biggest snake I have ever personally seen. It was EASILY 12ft and was in central Zimbabwe.

zimbabwe,
- Rock Python. High up on the nasty list, along with retics.

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Originally posted by Nickudu:
"Bakes" sent me that vid from Australia. Olive python I think he said.

I think this may be exactly what it is. I suspected it might be a green anaconda but I believe even the large ones have spots. So I thought it might be African.

I didn't realize Australia had such a whopper python. Apparently Olives can get over 6m!

Thanks!

I'd say the snake in the video is an olive python. Australia, not Africa. Anacondas generally aren't far from water, and their sheer size makes them rather slow and cumbersome out of the water.

Nick, that is one huge snake in your picture. Over half of its body is lying on the ledge.

That is an awesome video. Thanks for posting it.

The big Guy

Our Scrub pythons get bigger but they arn't as bulky as the Burmese or the rock python.

Here's a pic of a Scrubby eating a wallaby.

That's a really awesome photo!

Thanks

Green Ananconda, pretty sure

Its an Olive python.

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Originally posted by Bakes:
Its an Olive python.

Now, Bakes - Just because you happen to have had 3 pet Olive pythons doesn't mean you're an expert on this. Look a bit more closely at this snake, will you, please? Can you not see the predominant GREEN, BLACK and YELLOW coloration of the anaconda? The enormous contrast in girth up against the 2" angle iron?
Olive Python, indeed.

the answer seems to be no

oops! It's 2am in Australia. We'll just have to wait. Such drama!

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Nick, that is one huge snake in your picture. Over half of its body is lying on the ledge.

Yes Jim, the Olives are unnervingly long, aren't they? Good thing they don't have the girth of some of the larger boids. Very cool, observing such large, active and maneuverable constrictors, on the hunt.

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Originally posted by Nickudu:
"Bakes" sent me that vid from Australia. Olive python I think he said.

This picture has been doing internet tours for some years.Many say it's a photoshop job.I don't know.

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Locksley,R

"Many say it's a photoshop job."

I can understand why if one thinks he's looking at a red kangeroo. Rock wallabies average about 20-30 pounds.

Has to be photo shoped. They not big at all

Excuse the sarong

Good Morning, Mate! Nice anaconda collection you've got there!

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Originally posted by Nickudu:
"Many say it's a photoshop job."

I can understand why if one thinks he's looking at a red kangeroo. Rock wallabies average about 20-30 pounds.

Should have checked earlier. But,Snopes says it's real.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/cowsnake.asp

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Locksley,R

Shhhhh Nick.....anyone finds out I have an anaconda here in Australia I'll be in the Sh%t

The Kimberley Olive is the largest of the Olive Python sub species.

Here's a pic of Australia biggest python species. Its a scrub python and poor little smokie the cat. I love this pic