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Hi, I received these pictures from someone. I am not sure it is real, may ne photo shopped, but sure looks real. The mouth doesn't look like anything I have ever seen before. Thought maybe someone here would like to take a shot at it.

here are links to a couple pictures

Thanks.
Larry
The Thing Pictures

Yeah, it is real. It is an African Rock Python. I saw this all over this forum and others about 3 or 4 month's ago. From what I remember it just ate that huge meal and was too big to get through that electric fence and was electrocuted. Sad, but true and real.
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rock python that had a meal and got zapped by the electric fence and is biting the source of its pain......where do you live

Someone pointed this out on the Indigo forum earlier and this was reply there...

The photo is of a Python sebae natalensis, or African rock python, was passed around the internet quite a bit last year, with a variety of stories, including one indicating the snake being found in Iraq, which is impossible.
Here's a link with the real story and more photos:

www.bushveld.co.za/pictures-python.htm

Best regards,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

Tend to be quite fond of fish, and eggs, and fowl, and rodents and anyhting else that will fit into their mouths. ;0) Heck, I believe some of the Drys in my collection would accept pizza crust if I tossed it into their enclosures, I know of one that will readily take hotdogs if offered!

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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

Last post was meant for the fish eating snake thread!

Apologies,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947