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English: 29° 55.487'N; 81° 24.288'W

Fall 2010

Location: Near 100 Tuscan Villa Ct, St Augustine, FL 32084


This is a 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake - the largest ever caught on record, in fact.


This snake was found Near the St. Augustine outlet, in a new KB homes subdivision just south of Jacksonville FL.

A little research revealed the following:

  • One bite from a snake of this size would contain enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.
  • The head of this snake alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man.
  • A bite from those fangs would comparable to being stabbed by two curved, 1/4 inch diameter screwdrivers.
  • The knife being used to draw out the fangs for the bottom picture has a blade around 4 inches long.
  • This snake is estimated to have weighed over 170 pounds. (How much do you weigh?)
  • Notice the girth of this snake as compared to the cop’s leg in the first picture (and he is not a small man).
  • A snake of this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child (and dogs, pigs, etc).
  • A snake this size has an approximately 5 1/2 foot accurate striking distance. ( T he distance for an average size rattlesnake is about 2 feet.)
  • This snake has probably been alive since George Bush Sr. was President.
  • Now just ask yourself these questions: What has this snake been feeding on and where are its offspring?
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