7' 9" Rattlesnake

I wish i hadn't lost the picture of this snake next to the tape measure. I'm not kidding, 7 feet 9 inches. I have hunted in South Tx my whole life, and I have seen / killed a few rattlesnakes 6' long, but this was a giant.

Sell it...or ship it to me..lol

Sure looks alot smaller than that in this pic LOL

I know it sounds nuts, but fortunately I have no motivation to post fictitious stories about snakes. The gate guard at our ranch killed it. 14 rattles.

How long is his left G2?







Hint: figure out the width, and then compare the tine to its width...longest tine I've ever seen

Come on now Shoot me a PM and I will get you a Tape Measure mailed, just kidding hes dead and thats good!!! Good looking Deer

Hate seeing them this early. It's only Febuary. Geee

I suspect it's a good thing you lost the pic of him next to a tape measure, that rattler would have to really strech to make 3 ft.

It is more than 3ft. Lol. But it ain't 7 someone was looking at the wrong side of the tape.

I'd say that tine is 16-17 inches.

tough crowd

Skin would've made a nice side for a knife sheath!

Snake- 4 1/2
G2- 18 inches

That couldn't be new growth. He just hasn't dropped his horns yet unless the photo was taken back during season.

I think he is talking about the snake.

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16-18"? That buck looks strange in his mid-section.

15-17" my take

Looks like his back is messed up.

If you use the same measuring tape that you used on the snake, that G2 will be 46 inches long. LOL

That's a good lookin buck.. The snake on the other hand .. Ehhh I don't think he'd make 4' ..

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That G2 is awesome, nearly as long as that snake! Great pics!

What is up with the spine on that buck?

What is up with the spine on that buck?

What is up with the spine on that buck?

The G2 is 7'9".

You have huge deer.

He's prolly 12 yrs old and in an AR county

Just wore out from rut....eat and drink as little as possible while they are chasing....he is old but not all that old...prolly 5.5....this is the time of year you loose most of your older bucks from stress and not being able to bounce back to health....winter hasnt been that bad at all though will be more that make it this year

I love all the critics out there who like to argue about size of animals posted on here. Does anyone have any faith in someone's ability to use a tape measure any more?

I believe you on the snake. That is awesome.

I think the G2 is 18 inches also.

I didn't even measure this snake when I killed it,and its a LOT more snake than the one pictured in this thread

I DONT CARE HOW LONG THAT RATTLE SNAKE IS THE ONLY GOOD SNAKE IS A DEAD SNAKE GOOD SHOT

I DONT CARE HOW LONG THAT RATTLE SNAKE IS THE ONLY GOOD SNAKE IS A DEAD SNAKE GOOD SHOT

Looks like the Deer just rubed the hair off his back, I think hes all there

He might have one of those Stanley tape measures that the factory screwed up. They made a batch that were a foot short.

Pretty tough to judge the snakes length given the complete lack of perspective in the photo. Not sure why anyone would lie then post a pic exposing himself as a liar... Give the OP some credit!

"The largest reported measurement for a western diamondback rattlesnake is 92.5 inches (Jones, 1997). Interestingly the second largest specimen to be measured was found in Cedar Hill, Texas and measured 92 inches. (Curtis, 1949). The average size for adult specimens is between three to four feet.

92.5 inches is 7'8.5". So at 7'9", what you are seeing in that picture is the undisputed world record rattler of all time!

Way to go !!

There seems to be a discrepancy here.

IF this is true then there are several that are not recorded... I've seen a huge one (fresh killed) in Rock Springs that had to be over 8' and a pic of one in Comstock (I think) streched out on a 8 ft hitching post with his tail wrapped around it at least once.

Stop at the snake farm on I20 and look at the hide they have hanging from the ceiling and yes I know a hide can be streched a long way.

By the way I believe the pic... the man has no reason to lie.

well...i hunted rattlesnakes alot of years around sweetwater and blackwell...biggest i ever caught was 5' 10"..it was big......i dont know how big this snake is ...but what i do know is this........steel shots comment about using the same tape measure for the G2...really cracked my [censored] up......so much so that i blew my drink of Balvenie single malt scotch out of my nostrills....so as i see it....stell shot, you owe me about 7 bucks....man i love this forum

Things that make you go.....Hmmmmmm......and.......WTF? Really!?

That is the biggest one I have ever seen

nice dead

IT JUST SOUNDS NAAAASTY !

it pretty much is

The mount at the snake farm on I20 is close to 10ft but it is a fake and the owner will tell you so. If he even opens anymore.

I saw this woman ordering chicken in a Popeye's down around Beaumont one time and she had on a rattlesnake skirt... that snake had to have been 34 feet long to go all the way around that.

wow

Guys.... That snake is clearly behind high fence! Im a believer!!

Saw a picture of a monster in the hye post office. It was obviosly an Eastern. Easterns are much bigger. My BIL lives in Jacksonvillle. He sent me a story about some big rattlers from around St. Augustine. Not sure if it was true or not but they raomed the neighborhoods eating pets.

big snake

Don't know why I opened this thread....hate snakes!

nice photos