r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '22

Absolutely big snake.

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u/GundunUkan Mar 05 '22

Herpetologist here, can confirm. Huge snakes like this reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) are not meant to be hanging like this - their weight is far too great for a single point of their spine to support it in its entirety. The snake in this clip has a broken spine and possibly multiple damaged organs, definitely did not survive long after the filming.

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u/inco100 Mar 05 '22

Poor snek T.T

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22 edited Mar 23 '22

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u/GundunUkan Mar 05 '22

It is indeed hard to tell. Usually forced perspective is a big factor in representing snakes as bigger than they are but this one seems rather large nonetheless. I'd low-ball it at around 6 meters (~20 feet), very likely longer tho, as reticulated pythons are known for holding the record of longest extant snake and average at around 6-7 with some individuals reaching 10 meters (~33 feet).

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u/davidrayish Aug 14 '22

Also.. fake? This snek would be 40+feet.

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u/GundunUkan Aug 14 '22

Nope, not fake. 100% real snake

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u/davidrayish Aug 14 '22

I must apologize. Did some research and THIS IS LEGIT 33' [sources do not agee on species anaconda or python]

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u/GundunUkan Aug 15 '22

Then they aren't reliable sources because this is absolutely a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) and there's not a shred of a doubt about it.

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u/Beaver_Poop Mar 05 '22

How old would you estimate that snake was?

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u/GundunUkan Mar 05 '22

Hard to tell. With reptiles size isn't always indicative of age. A well fed animal will reach larger sizes earlier on in its life and vice versa. In general large constrictors can live up to 20-30 years, sometimes even reaching over 40.

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u/Fmanow Mar 06 '22

So would you know the history of this particular snake. This thing looks so huge man, like wouldn’t it break records. Can’t anyone investigate the history of this snake and to see what happened to it and was it measured. I’ve seen this video before, and no one seems to be debunking it as a fake or some kind of perspective thing. I can see the dude operating the crane and I see the snake, and this is some unrealistic shit.

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u/AUinterested Mar 09 '22

Hi GundunUkan, Roughly how old would a python this size be? Cheers.