9/12/2005: Python takes on electric fence and loses
 

http://cellar.org/2005/snake1.jpg

Found at an anonymous LiveJournal page, which is in Russian so I can't read it. (Hey, a little help from any of our Ruskie-savvy users?) Don't know any of the details. But I do know that you don't want to bite an electric fence under any circumstances.

http://cellar.org/2005/snake2.jpg

Especially if your teeth point backwards, and you couldn't let go if you tried.

My God that thing is HUGE!!!

Yet another disturbing, ancient, reptile that could eat me. I don't like it. Why can't we have Images of fluffy, furry, sweet, CUTE animals doing adorable or heroic things? Like Lassie or Flicka or something. Why not a monkey-butler, a Clydesdale in Christmas bells or gorilla kissing it's baby? A firehouse dalmation, a kitten in a yarn basket, a bunny munching baby lettuces in the garden? All good ideas.

This should make you feel much better Brianna. This means there is one less legless reptile on the planet that could potentially eat your face off. It should also do you heart some good to know that this thing was electricuted and suffered the justice for all those cute, fuzzy bunnies this thing devoured in it's lifetime.

I don't think that particular wire is electrified.
Notice in the first image that the wires are wrapped around each metal fencepost, which means it's grounded.

The wires pinching the python in the lower left of the 2nd image do seem to have insulators, and could be electrified. But having touched an electric fence before, I'm not so sure the python could've made it that far under the fence.
Then again, maybe the fence sent it into convulsions which shot it forward and sent it flailing.

(grew up on farm with animals. and electric fences. and yes I've touched them)

thng

That's what Friday is for.

Here's the secret decoder information ... if an animal is mentioned for an IOTD for any day other than a Friday, it's going to be icky.

Many electric fences only get pulses periodically. My guess is, the snake was squeezing under the electrified portion between pulses. When the pulse came, it snapped back, and tried to bite the fence. It's teeth locked on to the non-electified part, and it couldn't escape, while the pulses continued to come.

Welcome thng.

Since you've told you electric fence story, we know your excuse. Use it wisely. ;)

Am I mistaken in remembering that Pythons didn't eat humans? It is very possible that I am just completely crazy. On the off chance that my memory serves me correctly however, you wouldn't have much to worry from him. I do remember as a child going to a circus with my father and petting the wonderful Pythons with the complete assurance that they were harmless. Looking back, I was an aweful little child, so that may have had something to do with it.

And with an equal amount of uncertainty, I didn't think that all wires in an electric fence are hot. I seem to remember my grandfather saying something of the sort when I was on his farm, something about not wanting to barbacue the animals, only scare them.

But this is all coming from memories of long ago, so it's very probable that I'm wrong on both accounts.

at least you didn't pee on the electric fence Thng! that would be a kick in the :nadkick:

The Comm-Nazis have me blocked from this site, so I can't verify what it says, but Google brought up this link on Snopes. Let me know what it says pls.

True. Snake overate and then got stuck in the fence.

This may be staged, I've seen conflicting reports on these photos. There are reports of Reticulated Pythons trying to swallow children.

*** Bri, look away girl! Look away! ***

Hey a request for Russian!

the link to the livejournal site just shows several reader comments. In order they say:

"I wonder what he ate before this..."

"(something), the boy gobbled it up."

"What a beaut..."

"What a huge worm!"

Also, on the guy's main LJ site that links to the comment page, the link says "two pictures. just two pictures."