Natrix - the longest!

Hey come on, I want to see the blood!

I did once see a really large grassy at a Kent site. Again, it wasn't so
much the length but the girth that was impressive. Poor photo, but
should give you an idea. JC knows this site.



Robert - if you don't mind sharing your site info, please send me a
private email. I'd be really interested in getting this in the db.


Lee


Edited by calumma

Robert,

It's impossible to judge the length of the snake in the photo supplied.  If anything it looks smaller than the other 'big snake' pics published over the months and, sadly, proves nothing.

70 inches, or a more impressive sounding 5 feet 8 inches, would be a new British record according to my sources ('British Wildlife' Arlott Fitter and Fitter, Collins, 1993).  They state the British record is 5 feet 7 inches.  I can't understand why anyone claiming the record wouldn't want to publicise it more widely than in a privately published book? 

 

 

Edited by st rick

Rob,

So it's all about financial gain then?

If you post up a pic, you can still sell your privately published book with a good press release and claim the record etc later - afterall, as you say, this is only a  specialised web site.

It would also make quite a few members on here very happy.

As a compormise, why don't you post up a piccie or two for a couple of days and then remove them or something?

Paul 

I will be out at my field sites this week to look for a reported snake which was across a track approx 15ft in width (the track) - the snake was half way across the track and its tail was in the undergrowth while its head was in the middle of the track - Possibly a 6footer who knows

Snakes around this area hibernate in small areas of woodland so I will be checking these over the next few weeks

I will let you know


J 

Ps,

but Lee, just one thing, if I send you place, if you find it, please don't put it in captivity. Thanks