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Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« on: May 18, 2011, 02:13:11 PM »
A Mate just posted me this picture taken at Branxton NSW of a King Brown don't know when,
you sure would Zip up after seeing this critter I bet
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2011, 02:17:44 PM »
If you ask me, the person taking the photo was WAYYYYYYY too close.....
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2011, 02:18:02 PM »
that would be the king of the king browns wouldnt it
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2011, 02:27:06 PM »
Quote from: MarkVS on May 18, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
If you ask me, the person taking the photo was WAYYYYYYY too close.....


either that or had a bloody good lens.
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2011, 02:49:36 PM »
Whilst the photo might be real I have grave doubts that this was taken at or near Branxton.  I had it sent to me and did a few google searches to test authenticity and it was pointed out the snake in the photo is not common to the area around Branxton. 
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2011, 07:55:44 PM »
Holy Shite!
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2011, 08:30:49 PM »
I'll say it: You're mate has GREAT photo shopping skills if that is a King Brown. Quite simply they will NOT grow that length or anything near it. Based on the approximate length of the star pickets behind it, and allowing for distance error, I estimate the length of the snake, as pictured, would be 6 plus metres. The general maximum length of a King Brown is 3 metres, allowing for an extreme excess length of one third (unrealistic, I know) it would max out at 4 metres.

Result: photo shop, someone's pet snake placed there or cut and paste of a snake onto a smaller background. Sorry dude!

Glad you have a Jayco as well though!!
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2011, 08:35:08 PM »
Quote from: POD on May 18, 2011, 08:30:49 PM
I'll say it: You're mate has GREAT photo shopping skills if that is a King Brown. Quite simply they will NOT grow that length or anything near it. Based on the approximate length of the star pickets behind it, and allowing for distance error, I estimate the length of the snake, as pictured, would be 6 plus metres. The general maximum length of a King Brown is 3 metres, allowing for an extreme excess length of one third (unrealistic, I know) it would max out at 4 metres.

Result: photo shop, someone's pet snake placed there or cut and paste of a snake onto a smaller background. Sorry dude!

Glad you have a Jayco as well though!!

Spot on that's what my research said as well....just too lazy to type it....lol
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2011, 09:37:35 PM »
beside all the posts above.........i dont think Branxton would have sugar cane growing there  8)
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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2011, 09:22:08 AM »
If the snake is that long as the background suggests, then looking at the size of it's head, it would be about as big as a football!!!

Quote from: MarkVS on May 18, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
If you ask me, the person taking the photo was WAYYYYYYY too close.....
+1. I'd say a minimum safe distance would be 15,000' overhead.

Don't like brown snakes. Am reasonably OK with other snakes, but don't like king brown's. Any snake that will see you from half a paddock away, line you up and say "righty-o - you're mine!" is NOT OK by me!

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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2011, 10:48:11 AM »
Quote from: Matto on May 19, 2011, 09:22:08 AM
If the snake is that long as the background suggests, then looking at the size of it's head, it would be about as big as a football!!!
+1. I'd say a minimum safe distance would be 15,000' overhead.

Don't like brown snakes. Am reasonably OK with other snakes, but don't like king brown's. Any snake that will see you from half a paddock away, line you up and say "righty-o - you're mine!" is NOT OK by me!

Thanks!
Matto :)

I'm fairly sure King Browns are members of the Black Snake family as is the Eastern or Common Brown, there only called brown snakes because of their colour, not normally an aggressive snake, the Brown and Tiger on the other hand :o

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Re: Glad I've got a Jayco O/B Swan
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2011, 01:36:41 PM »
I have just had another version of the photo sent to me.

A black headed pyton photo taken around Cardwell.

now that explanation makes sense - but no where near as "scary"
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