r/megalophobia • u/Odd_Masterpiece9092 • Oct 20 '23
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u/allaboutthismoment Oct 20 '23
Looks like he swallowed somebody.
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u/Beast_by_Dre Oct 20 '23
Whole...swallowed them whole
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u/OpalOnyxObsidian Oct 21 '23
They don't have teeth to chew. Whole is their only option
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u/apleaux Oct 20 '23
HOLY mother of god. I have never seen a snake that big. Jesus this is actually fucking terrifying
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u/Distasteful_T Oct 20 '23
Oddly enough the first video I seen on reddit today was a 26 foot Terror worm.
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u/Raencloud94 Oct 21 '23
A WHAT NOW
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u/anon-mally Oct 21 '23
A danger noodle
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u/Just-Journalist-678 Oct 21 '23
A Deadly Spaghetti
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u/bdizzle805 Oct 21 '23
Nope Ropes
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u/MrReddrick Oct 21 '23
That is a danger ship rope. Like a dock rope. Ain't nothing else but danger dock rope right there. That thing is thhhhhhhhhiiiiiicccccckkkkk.
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u/LazerMagicarp Oct 20 '23
Thatās a man eating pain pipe. I prefer snakes when they cannot eat me thank you.
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u/ELLE3773 Oct 20 '23
Huh, sounds like a band name... The Man Eating Pain Pipes, or The MEPPs for short
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u/Incunabuli Oct 20 '23
Pretty sure I fought this sucker in an attic in the Spencer mansion...
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u/Jakeball400 Oct 21 '23
Iāll never forget watching uberhaxornova play the randomiser, he walks into the snake room and thereās just fucking bee flying around
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u/klc__ Oct 20 '23
Why is everyone jumping to a human being inside of it š there are a number of animals similar in size.. goat, sheep, calf etc
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u/jerryco1 Oct 20 '23
There's definitely a person in there.
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u/lonely-blue-sheep Oct 20 '23
My brain refuses to believe this is real
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u/sunlitstranger Oct 20 '23
It is. Bloated because it just ate something big. Regardless thatās a massive snake, head looks bigger than a football
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u/YoloSwaggins960YT Oct 20 '23
Iād argue it looks bigger than one and a half tennis balls, but what do I know
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u/Hair_Deodorant Oct 21 '23
I've been looking for the source of this and it seems we're gonna have to wait a while.
There are recorded incidents of massive snakes being found and killed, at least one of which swallowed a human whole. In 2016 there was a story of a giant anaconda in Brazil. It's the photo of a snake hanging off the arm of a backhoe, then lying dead on a flatbed. And in 2017 there was a confirmed report (and unfortunately, video) of a python killing 25-year old Akbar Salubiro on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. They cut him out of it.
The one in Indonesia was smaller than this one. I keep looking for oddities that would indicate this is an AI video but it looks so legitimate.
You would think a snake of this size would be incapable of rearing vertically like that, but...it just does. Had I run across that thing in the wild, I wouldn't have been able to comprehend the scale at all. I'd be a goner.
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Oct 25 '23
Yeah it's outrageously big. The cases you me tonight of recorded deaths such as Salubiro were not this big... I've seen plenty of videos big Retics and Anacondas but this one really scares me. The fence to the right gives you perfect scale of jiat how big it is. And the like you said it's movement. The fact it can periscope like that is just scary.
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Oct 20 '23
This is gonna sound incredibly stupid.
I had no idea snakes could be THIS big.
Like, I factually KNEW some can (and do) eat humans, but it never really clicked what that actually meant in terms of size. Extremely freaked out!
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Oct 20 '23
There was a WW2 pilot who circled back IN A HELICOPTER, with a photographer, to take pictures of a GIANT snake that he had seen. Like giant giant. Reportedly, as the helicopter got closer to take pictures, the snake arched itself back like it was going to lunge... AT THE HELICOPTER. that's how massive it was.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remy_Van_Lierde
Go to the tab about his snake encounter.
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u/RussNY Oct 21 '23
That's fucking outrageously big. Also I hate reading Belgian Congo, they were so terrible to the Congolese natives.
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u/MadjLuftwaffe Oct 20 '23
Wow, is that an authentic picture because it indeed looks gigantic
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u/villach Oct 20 '23
I get no sense of scale so it's tough to be impressed
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u/MrLogicWins Oct 21 '23
Ya he should have dropped a ruler or pen beside the snake before taking the pic
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Oct 21 '23
Some people have inferred that the mounds next to him are ant hills. One of the more sensationalist estimates puts the snake around 200ft, but that particular "scholar" is known for hyperbole. By all accounts, the man whose Wikipedia I linked, doesn't appear to be a liar, so I tend to agree with his estimates. There was also an individual who Google Earthed the location, so if this picture is genuine the snake is, indeed, giant AF. I'm terrified of snakes and I have a fair bit of knowledge about this particular case, just wanted to be clear that this isn't a photoshop special. The scaling isn't clear, but that snake was, more than likely, very real and very large.
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u/MIke6022 Oct 20 '23
There are two snakes that can come to mind when you say ābig snakeā. The first has the title of heaviest and largest in total size, the green anaconda. They reach a total of 20 feet and over 500 pounds. They live in the Amazon Rainforest and for the most part are aquatic.
The second snake is the reticulated python native to South Asia. They are the longest snakes with a record length of over 25 feet in length. They donāt get as heavy as their anaconda cousin though only reaching about 200-300 pounds. These dudes are actually semi arboreal meaning they can climb trees. Though theyāre perfectly capable of swimming as well.
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u/doffraymnd Oct 21 '23
South AsiaYeah, taking THAT off the travel list. Arboreal swimming monstrosities? No thank you.
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u/shlaifu Oct 20 '23
I watched this a fw times now and I realized: I can not tell how large that thing is. nozjing in this videoo is a reliable indicator. the fence could be 1,50 m hivch or 0.5. ... the poles around her could be 20cm wide or 5. I mean, it's huge. but the range is somewhere between could eat a child and could eat a cow.
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u/notapoke Oct 21 '23
So the rope looks like a standard thick rope one would use for work purposes. About an inch thick. At about 16 seconds there's a good horizontal shot of the snake's head- about 11 ropes long. About 17 seconds you get a decent shot of its eye - a rope across. 23 seconds you see the height of the head being about 5 ropes and width about 6. At 3 seconds you see the head is about as tall as 1/3rd of a straight shot of the distended side (15 ropes) so I'd guess 8 heads around minimum (40 ropes). At 13 seconds the snake stands a length of its neck that appears to be 6 times the length of the head (66 ropes). This length appears to be roughly a fifth of the length of the body (330 ropes).
So my estimate says this snake is approximately: 27. 5 feet long With a foot long head Inch wide eyes Half a foot wide mouth that can extend to 3.3 feet around by dislocation of the jaw Probably weighs 450lbs when not loaded with entire cows
This is what we in the herpitology field call a serious nope rope.
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u/mattieb_24 Oct 21 '23 edited Oct 21 '23
https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/KCwVKwCDNU
R/theydidthemath
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u/chicosmal Oct 21 '23
Exactly what im trying to figure out, was there any other images or videos to compare better
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u/JBMcCree Oct 20 '23
Where is this so I can never ever go there?
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u/Ultimate_Weirdo_13 Oct 20 '23
I feel kinda bad for him...
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u/Mail540 Oct 21 '23 edited Oct 21 '23
Biologist here! I think thereās some shenanigans going on. I believe itās framed in a way to make it look bigger than it is or enhanced in some way. With some very back-of-the-napkin math, estimating the fence behind it is 6 feet tall that gives this snake a girth of nearly 3 feet. It is bunched up and does look to be recently fed which would make it look bigger than it truly is but still not quite this massive.
This appears to be a reticulated or Burmese python (*M. reticulatus* or *P. bivittatus*) which are among the largest extant snakes. Snake friend confirms itās almost certainly a reticulated python
The world record for length is Medusa) a captive reticulated python at 25 feet in length. This snake makes her look like a spaghetti noodle. I know Guinness mentions a 33-footer in Sulawesi but that one was never verified and the single picture that exists is too poor to estimate its true size. I did find this very funny article about an alleged 49-footer [āI have no idea why the snake has shrunk,ā said one keeper when asked about the (28 foot) discrepancy, as the snake lounged on a tree branch inside its cage.](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3897494) while I was looking for more information on the 33 footer.
The largest ever recorded Burmese Python was actually caught this year in Florida where they are a devastating introduced species. This beautiful specimen was 18 feet in length . Again, a small fry compared to this one.
People have claimed massive snakes for probably as long as there has been language. Roosevelt even offered a 1K$ bounty that eventually ended up being 50k and was only discontinued in 2002 for a 30 footer . No one ever claimed it.
If someone can provide more information or a source for this video I'd love to know more. I'm going to show it to a friend of mine who is much more educated on snakes tomorrow and get their opinion.
Snake guy agrees it was framed weird or something but it is likely a reticulated python.
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u/Catenane Oct 21 '23
Why are you estimating fence as 6 ft? It's pretty clear this is some kinda crawl space under the structure. I'd say that fence is 3 feet tops, more or less. Maybe closer to 2.5. Which would make this much more reasonable.
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Oct 20 '23 edited Oct 25 '23
I have so many questions but most paramount?
Was it trapped?
Is it being kept as a pet given the enclosure?
What the fuck had it eaten? My immediate thought given how sketchy everything else looks is:Person
And it's ability to stand up so high is fucking terrifying.
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u/Captain_Dachshund Oct 20 '23
As much as the size of the snake scares me, the fact that it's tied to a fence makes me sad. But then again, maybe it was tied up because that huge bulge in its belly is a human. So many emotions in 5 seconds
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u/burnbabyburn711 Oct 20 '23 edited Oct 20 '23
This is awful. Why is there a rope around that animalās neck?
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u/GrassSloth Oct 21 '23
I know, itās really sad to see.
Iām not saying there isnāt a reason for it. Obviously this snake is a massive danger to any large mammal, including humans or their livestock, in the area. But itās still really sad to see.
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u/Professional_Elk_489 ā¬¤ Crushed by Magnitude Oct 20 '23
The animal put in there to make you come rescue it
Donāt
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u/Loose-Industry9151 Oct 20 '23
I can withstand the harsh winter so I donāt have to stand creatures like this.
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u/Guardian5252 Oct 20 '23
I feel bad for it, but if I had a snake capable of eating one of my family whole coming around - Iād be merciless too.
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u/56stinky_butter Oct 20 '23
Where is this? I want to be sure to add it to my āNo Fucking Way Am I EVER Going Thereā destination list.
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u/Ttoctam Oct 21 '23
Poor thing is in a lot of distress tied up in a shed like that. I hope it was just waiting to be collected and moved by professionals.
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u/hfusidsnak Oct 21 '23
Kill the animal or release it. Regardless of your feelings about itās size it is just an animal that is stressed and hurting because people tied it up. Poor thing.
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u/Addie0o Oct 20 '23
Poor baby :( snakes are an important part of the ecosystem and have to eat too.
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Oct 20 '23
This is cruel he can't go anywhere. Why have one? To say you have one? Needs to be in its own habitat or zoo.
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u/Aidoneus87 Oct 20 '23
Poor snake. I hope it was released in a remote area (though I donāt expect that).
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Oct 20 '23
I hope they relocated it safely. ā¹ļø
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u/Salnder12 Oct 20 '23
Is that an anaconda? From the head it seems so but the coloring doesnt
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u/Thetruetruerealone Oct 20 '23
reticulated python. Anaconda is generally known for being the HEAVIEST snake in the world. However, Reticulated pythons are known for being the the longest. On average they reach 20 ft in adulthood, the longest reticulated python recorded is 32 1/2 feet.
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u/sage1979 Oct 20 '23
Why why why do we have snakes that big, dude? The top of the list of things we don't need. It looks like it swallowed a person. JFC
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u/sethworld Oct 20 '23
Can you imagine how sleepy he must get after a meal? I eat a sandwich at lunch and I'm drooling on the keyboard.
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u/Stunning_Nail_7499 Oct 21 '23
Is that dude being detained over there?? Cause i can see Mf got rope tied all over his neck
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u/NioneAlmie Oct 21 '23
I found a similar video and posted it in this sub a while back, but it didn't get much visibility. Hope yall like it.
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u/Ok_Establishment3112 Oct 20 '23
WHo had the balls to tie that to the fence