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Originally Posted by bronxzoofrank
Yikes..the "guy in charge, John Behler" speaking rubbish! You may want to brush up on your herpetologists a bit...
I'll post any new info that comes up, Best, Frank
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Hi Frank,
Please don't twist my words.
My statement clearly stated that John Behler was talking 'rubbish' in reference to the fact the snake was very hard to measure and it is easy to be 2 or more feet out when measuring her. The only reason he said this was because she was measured 3 feet smaller than what they claimed. I can measure snakes on my own and only be a few inches out at most when being re-measured with help. Samantha was treated quite roughly when she was being measured probably due to her being a very defensive wild caught snake rather than a more placid captive born specimen. She was being pinned down by around 10 members of staff and didn't move once throughout any of the measurements. The measurements done would be almost exact. It doesn't matter how many letters you have after your name or how long you have been working in a particular field of expertise, the statement he made is false and to be honest I'd be very surprised if he believed what he said. Also if your mesuring skills are that bad and unprecise then you can't really make a claim of 26 foot as a zoo because you are unable to measure a snake properly.
When Bob clark was quesitoned about a year ago on a uk forum he answered pretty much like a politician when confronted on the size of Fluffy.
Fluffy was sold to a zoo for $35,000 and was meant to be 24 foot long, which guiness records also backed. The zoo then did a tv show and measured her themselves. She came up as 20 ft 1 inch, a near 4 feet short of what she was said to be. Samantha was never a full 6 foot longer than fluffy unfortunatley, I wish she was as I've been waiting for a genuine retic over 25 foot all my life.
I have lost count of many reptile experts that are very very good at their job but have no idea when it comes to snake sizes. I personally just don't know if it's possible for any snake species alive today to get over 25 foot.
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