Aurora Newman
Ephemeral Spectre
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Thats so coolI worked in a well known pet supermatket at the time (some 25 years ago) so i got a discount lol
Thats so coolI worked in a well known pet supermatket at the time (some 25 years ago) so i got a discount lol
Anyone would think that men came up with the idea of these creatures.There are also Nagas. Some representation have them as huge water snakes. Some have a large serpent like appearance. Some are drawn like Mermaids, a topless woman on the end of a snake tail.
Arctic Centaurs.Anyone would think that men came up with the idea of these creatures.
Is there a thread somewhere about mythological or cryptid creatures that take the form of the bottom half of an animal, and the top half of a woman in a comfy loose fitting sweater with a turtle neck?
I think Jeremy Wade made a pretty convincing argument the Naga is an Oarfish.In Indo-china, the naga is a giant snake with a crest or fin on it's head.
http://www.cfz.org.uk/expeditions/00naga/naga1.htm
http://www.cfz.org.uk/expeditions/00naga/naga2.htm
You wouldn't forget an oarfish in a hurry.
Is it true they are found in all seas?
Oarfish are saltwater fish found in the deep sea. Dead or dying ones sometimes wash ashore but you would not find them in jungle rives like the Mekong. Neither can they slither about on land or lurk in abandoned temple basements.I think Jeremy Wade made a pretty convincing argument the Naga is an Oarfish.
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https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/florida-python-record/Enough Burmese pythons have been captured and removed from Collier County, Florida, to weigh more than three fully-rigged F-150 Ford pickup truck.
Included in that cumulative one-county-only haul since 2013 are the heaviest female and male pythons on record in Florida: 185-pounds [captured most recently] and 140-pounds, respectively, according to Naples biologist Ian Bartoszek, and reported by South Florida ABC7-TV.
Just up the road from here!Peterborough python petrifies passerby.
A motorcyclist was driving down a quiet country lane in Conington, near Sawtry, on Friday afternoon (August 27) when he saw the large reptile slithering across the road in front of him.
He initially called the police, who then contacted the RSPCA for help.
RSPCA Inspector Justin Stubbs went to the scene, when he arrived he saw the snake had climbed up and into a nearby tree for safety.
Justin said: “I really could not believe it when I got there and saw this huge snake all the way up in the tree - it was a scene a bit reminiscent of the Jungle Book!
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...eterborough-by-rspca-and-firefighters-3363660
Just up the road from here!
Peterborough python petrifies passerby.
A motorcyclist was driving down a quiet country lane in Conington, near Sawtry, on Friday afternoon (August 27) when he saw the large reptile slithering across the road in front of him.
He initially called the police, who then contacted the RSPCA for help.
RSPCA Inspector Justin Stubbs went to the scene, when he arrived he saw the snake had climbed up and into a nearby tree for safety.
Justin said: “I really could not believe it when I got there and saw this huge snake all the way up in the tree - it was a scene a bit reminiscent of the Jungle Book!
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...eterborough-by-rspca-and-firefighters-3363660
Great find.Peterborough python petrifies passerby.
A motorcyclist was driving down a quiet country lane in Conington, near Sawtry, on Friday afternoon (August 27) when he saw the large reptile slithering across the road in front of him.
He initially called the police, who then contacted the RSPCA for help.
RSPCA Inspector Justin Stubbs went to the scene, when he arrived he saw the snake had climbed up and into a nearby tree for safety.
Justin said: “I really could not believe it when I got there and saw this huge snake all the way up in the tree - it was a scene a bit reminiscent of the Jungle Book!
https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...eterborough-by-rspca-and-firefighters-3363660
Animals>peopleThis snake was abused at least twice.possibly by the same person.
A 3ft (1m)-long snake has been rescued after it was seen being dragged along a street in West Yorkshire.
The python was found in Bradford on Sunday, with tests by a vet later revealing it had also swallowed bleach. A man caught on CCTV dragging the reptile along the road before abandoning it is now being sought.
RSPCA inspector Demi Hodby said: "This python was in good condition, so I suspect he was a pet which the owner decided they'd had enough of."
Ms Hodby said she wanted to find out why it came to be in Longlands Street, just outside Bradford city centre, and how it had ingested the bleach.
"A member of the public saw the snake on a nearby wall so I collected it from the scene and could smell bleach," she said. "I think someone has poured this on or near him and a vet later said he had ingested some. Fortunately he was not badly injured."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-58830460
Watch a python swallow an impala whole in this jaw-dropping video
An incredible video shows an African rock python (Python sebae), one of the largest snake species on the planet, slowly swallowing an impala whole. The video, recorded in MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa, shows the snake's head slowly slinking across the impala's body as the snake seems to magically stretch barely wide enough to swallow the creature whole. ...
I wonder if it manages the whole thing. We’ve seen videos similar to this where the snake is over optimistic & ends up splitting apart..An African python slowly swallowing an impala whole was caught on video.
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/watch-python-swallow-impala-video
VIDEO @ YouTube: (Python / Impala segment begins circa 5:00)
Love the way the rhinos couldn’t care less about the lions but run away when someone whistles.An African python slowly swallowing an impala whole was caught on video.
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/watch-python-swallow-impala-video
VIDEO @ YouTube: (Python / Impala segment begins circa 5:00)
From what I understand the snake not only constricts the life out of it prey it can squeeze hard enough to break the bones nessasary for swallowing large prey. I.e.: like when a human is devoured by a reticulated python or green anaconda the are said to crush the shoulders in order to swallow a human.I wonder if it manages the whole thing. We’ve seen videos similar to this where the snake is over optimistic & ends up splitting apart..