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....new species of opisthoglyph discovered...

regalringneck Oct 15, 2005 10:12 AM

those of us... "in the know"...have long scoffed at occasional tales (tails) usually by hardrock miners or ranchers who are long baked in the sun...of the dreaded "sonoran no-headed snake", sometimes refered to as the "2 tailed snake"...

I was absolutely blown away to capture what appears to be an adult specimen this past week. It had just stung a horse in a corral which promtly bloated up & died...

Hooking & tailing is a 50/50 proposition w/ these beasts...cuz if you do reach for the wrong tail...you too will soon be bloated...

Taxonomy for this beast is still being unraveled, like the monster, it has no vent on either end...so its toxicity likely continues to increase throughout its life...

Replies (3)

HerperHelmz Oct 15, 2005 11:29 AM

Nice pic John. Even I was dumbfounded looking at the pic lol.

Until I blew it up to full size, and saw what looked to be a head...

Of a mussurana....


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lateralis Oct 16, 2005 01:06 PM

put its tail through a 2" thick mahogany door, talk about powerful venom that door was swelled up like my aunt in no time and we had to dynamite it off the hinges to free it. Unfortunately the snake was destroyed in the process and no evidence of the beast remained.

Ciao
Latman

regalringneck Oct 16, 2005 10:38 PM

....I dunno what thta happens to do w/ anything...but Id appreciate a little more professional courtesy...outta you both...& ponder the evolutionary implications of my hypotenous....zzzz....the after action jpg is far more ghastly...not fit for a civilized forum... as this purports 2-b....beers....RxR

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