this 6ftr was killed in Pace,Fl at dark thirty crossing a paved road. Head was as wide as my fist...... Bad news[img:center]http://[/img]

Well honestly a snake doesn't strike fear in me when I'm in my truck. That is a hoss though.

Beautiful Diamondback. I cant recall the last time that I actually saw a Diamondback as opposed to a Timber rattler.

Nope, nope, nope. No such thing as a 6' rattler. Lots of folks on here will tell you that. That must a kids toy car it's laying across.

some folks just think they know what they are talking about too ,,, lol

That's a big boy....

Plenty over 6 feet. Now the ones that are supposedly 9 feet long I doubt. Last time I was at the Bham zoo they had one that was well past 6 feet.

when they cleared the land for macon county dog track there was one killed and weight at taylor's gin . there was a picture in the tallasse tribune of it , was close to #100 . i dont remember all the details but it was a big snake . i've saw some big boys in tallapossa and elmore countys too. i never kill them unless they are where i got to be most times i can just run them off.

That's some good eatin there!

Toyota's are not good eating...

Frankie, I've let two get a free pass but I have whacked most of them in the head, reluctantly as timbers are so docile.

I usually put an end to them as I just can't stand the thought of one that I let go biting someone in my club.

But I admire your sense of appreciation for our big timbers.

100 lbs? That's better than black painters.

I see an eastern diamondback every year or so in Coffee & Geneva Counties as well as panhandle Florida. Not as many as when I was a kid but then again I no longer live in the area. I haven't killed one in 18years or so and most likely never will again. I like to see them........as long as I see them first. I'm not as friendly with the timber rattlers but have let a few of them crawl on as well.

I have been telling you guys to be careful. They are everywhere this year and huge too~Be careful.

way it is some just got to see some thing to believe it .

The Opp rattlesnake rodeo has ben going on for over 35 years and I'm pretty sure the biggest one ever entered was around 13 pounds, thousands of rattlesnakes entered over the years.

I just let a baby timber get away from me on the dirtroad beside my house...Little bastage was to fast..Went bout a half mile on down and killed his daddy.Bout 4 feet long with 8 rattlers and a button.That makes number 4 for me so far this year with all of em being between 3-4 feet.Last one i killed before this one a few minutes ago had 10 rattlers and a button.He was a hoss too.I get out every so often right before dark and ride dirtroads around my house so i can catch em soaking up heat from the dirtroads.One birdshot to the head does em in everytime.

Supposedly there was one killed around where I'm workin that was 6' with 18 and a button

I'm with Matt on this one.

Here's a link to a 19' 127lb python.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/may/21/burmese-python-florida

Unless the 100lb rattlesnake had recently eaten two dozen swamp rabbits.....I don't think it weighed anywhere near 100lbs.

Or maybe they forgot to tare the scales prior to weighing the snake.

It was 13lbs 8oz turned in by Jimmy Jones it was 6foot 9inches long alive.
the largest turned in while I was in there was 12lbs 6oz at 6foot 7inches alive. We did have one turned in that weighed 27lbs till we took it off the scales and it proceded to throw up lead shot that it had been force fed.