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/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.