A South African farmer, close to the Roodeplaat area was puzzled at the disappearance of sheep on his farm. After a few weeks of sheep disappearing the farmer decided to put up an electric fence.

This is what he found .....

Would have loved to see what the lights did in the lodge when that happened

This python is luckier than me, I can't afford mutton, prices are sky high at the moment

If you go to www.snoops.com you will find the history of Urban Legends. This particular story seems to be true and originated after a South African farmer found it after having eaten a Impala. The text from snoops.com follows:

Variations: Different versions of the e-mailed text accompanying these photos claim the snake pictured was found "near Jebel Ali, Iraq" (Jebel Ali is actually a port town in the United Arab Emirates, not Iraq); at the "ExxonMobil compound in Luanda, Angola," in South Africa; and by an "Australian sheep farmer."

Origins: The photographs displayed above evidently originated with the Silent Valley Game Ranch in South Africa, as we were informed in response to an inquiry sent there:
The snake had eaten an impala ewe and was trying to go through the electric fence when it was killed by the electric fence. The pictures were taken on Silent Valley Ranch in the Waterberg mountains of South Africa. If you go to the site you will see the images of the impala that was removed from the pythons stomach.
Additional pictures appear on the Silent Valley Ranch's web site, which describes them as picturing an African rock python:
The Rock python is Africa's largest snake. The rock python eats mammals and birds.

Lays up to 100 eggs about the size of a tennis ball in antbear (Aardvark) holes, hollow tree or similar suitable place. The female coils herself around the eggs to protect them.

The snake in this picture had eaten a full grown Impala ewe and, sadly, caught itself in an electric fence.

Over four metres in length, this was a large specimen.

When the python was skinned we found a full grown Impala ewe had just been swallowed.

The python kills its prey by coiling itself around the animal and constricting it. When the animal is dead the python swallows it normally head first.Having swallowed its prey, the snake will find an abandoned burrow or hollow tree in which to hide and digest its meal.

A python's bite is not poisonous but would be very painful.

I have been told that a python's bite will go septic almost immediatly.

AR forums have a nasty way of unmasking people telling lies about stories.

Stick to the truth, guys!

Silent valley python.

quote:

Situation

Animal pictures were taken on the farms Malmanieshoek and Malmanies Rivier, now known as Silent Valley Game Ranch, are situated on the south western edge of the Waterberg Mountains, 10 Km south of Bulge River, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The six thousand hectare ranch has a very varied habitat. The altitude varies from 1100 metres above sea level to 1335 metres above sea level at the highest point.
There are two perennial rivers. The Mamba River runs through the ranch from east to west along the southern edge of the property and the Malmanie River runs from south to north along the eastern boundary. The Bulge River begins its journey north to the Limpopo, via the Mogol river, on Silent Valley ranch.
The nearest town is Vaalwater, 65 Kms away. Ellisras is 80 Kms to the north and Pretoria 250 Kms to the south. Johannesburg is 320 Kms south of the ranch.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gecko:
AR forums have a nasty way of unmasking people telling lies about stories.

Stick to the truth, guys!

Silent valley python.

[QUOTE]

Ag a shame, If it was stated that it ate a elephant in the middle of Jo'berg yes "Stick to the truth" sheep and impala? let it go.............

Its the snake not the story

Silent Valley Game Ranch pics:
(from the Snopes link posted by ghundwan)
http://www.bushveld.co.za/pictures-python.htm

-Bob F.

Glad the fence got him before he got the taste for people. With my luck that's when I would have run into him.

Seems I remember seeing some pictures some time ago about an anaconda in South America that ate a man while he was slepping in the back of a truck. Even had pictures of the man (dead of course) after the snake was gutted. I wonder if the snakes think we taste like chicken.