Escaped pythons linked to secret U.S. Army project from 1960s

[Roadtrash]

Train a snake? Please!

[DOBERMAN]

Originally Posted by RobsCornField

Sources/links/articles please?

Most of the research is presently classified.
Here is a sample pic though.
For further citations, reference - do your own hunting online. This isn't a university paper

[RobsCornField]

Originally Posted by DOBERMAN

Most of the research is presently classified.
Here is a sample pic though.
For further citations, reference - do your own hunting online. This isn't a university paper

Rude much? This may not be a university paper, but if I find interesting facts or tidbits I want to bring to a forum, I make sure that I post links to articles and whatnot where I found the information so that, should someone feel so inclined, those links can give them a head start on research of their own. Plus, backing up your statements with citations only increases your own credibility, and makes people more likely to actually listen to what you're saying in the future instead of just brushing you off.

[DOBERMAN]

Maybe I mistook you asking me for referenced information as an attack on my credibility instead of genuine interest on the topic. For that I apologize. It's a knee jerk reaction based on examples within countless forums and threads whereby individuals basically dismiss every notion ever presented if the poster of said information doesn't give a plethora of links and citations to back it up. It gets tiresome because I don't really have a lot of time to be on the internet in a day, and spending 10 minutes to back up a statement that took 10 seconds to post really isn't viable.

[DOBERMAN]

Carrying on;

The image presented is in all likelihood a somewhat obsolete model. I can only speculate that current robotic snakes are smaller, faster, more agile, fit into their environment better (real snakelike camo) and with increased capability in optics, sensors, and battery life for recon missions. Of course those images would be classified and not available to the public.

[Revenant]

Originally Posted by DOBERMAN

Maybe I mistook you asking me for referenced information as an attack on my credibility instead of genuine interest on the topic. For that I apologize. It's a knee jerk reaction based on examples within countless forums and threads whereby individuals basically dismiss every notion ever presented if the poster of said information doesn't give a plethora of links and citations to back it up. It gets tiresome because I don't really have a lot of time to be on the internet in a day, and spending 10 minutes to back up a statement that took 10 seconds to post really isn't viable.

That is a hazard or referencing classified material.

[DragonsEye]

An amusing post, OP.

Originally Posted by DOBERMAN

That picture is ludicrous but does have comic relief going for it.

[RobsCornField]

Originally Posted by DOBERMAN

Maybe I mistook you asking me for referenced information as an attack on my credibility instead of genuine interest on the topic. For that I apologize. It's a knee jerk reaction based on examples within countless forums and threads whereby individuals basically dismiss every notion ever presented if the poster of said information doesn't give a plethora of links and citations to back it up. It gets tiresome because I don't really have a lot of time to be on the internet in a day, and spending 10 minutes to back up a statement that took 10 seconds to post really isn't viable.

I, in turn, would like to apologize for my hastily made, and rather rude retort.

[KORBIN5895]

That picture is nothing but a model at best. The way those joints are set up there is no way for that thing to obtain locomotion.

[Will0W783]

Israel's latest weapon: Robot snake - Technology & science - Innovation | NBC News

Looks like the picture is of a robotic snake from 2010:
Robot snake is one enemy not to be trifled with | Ubergizmo

[DOBERMAN]

Insert "snake" where he says "man" "human" and scales when he says "hair" - you get the idea

The Terminator - Combat Chassis - YouTube

Taken from the movie TERMINATOR

[KORBIN5895]

Yeah.... so I read both articles Kim posted and they were seriously lacking in detail. They actually had no substance. I still say that "snake" is just an artist's rendition of what it might look like and is absolutely non functional.

[Zoo Nanny]

Reading this reminded me of something I heard a few years ago concerning the exotics found in the Everglades. If I remember correctly I read it in "You Belong in a Zoo" by Peter Brazaitis. I hope I have the right source. Anyway what was said was that as exotics were confiscated at the Miami Airport they would just release them into the glades. This was prior to Fish and Wildlife involvement with confiscations.
If you haven't read the book it's a great fun read.

[Donnie]

It's not exactly the same one but the build of it looks very similar. The movement of it is not very natural to say the least

[Donnie]

I think this is the one that the first article talks about that Kimberly posted, again not the most natural movement to it