Nov 6, 2009: Diner in Arizona

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2009, 12:30 AM

Nirvana forwarded an email titled “Diner in Arizona”.

Quote:

These pics were taken by one of the road crew at Cloudbreak, Arizona last week.
It took a total of 5 hours for the King Snake to finish off the Goanna. (Sand Monitor)
As you can see, they put some signage up so it couldn't be run over.

So what does one do besides forward it to “all” in the address book?

I know

Google it!

“Diner in Arizona” – nothing
“Cloudbreak Arizona” – nothing
“Diner in Arizona email” – one hit, essentially a copy of the same email, posted online.
“Snake eats Goanna” – Bingo! 24,400 hits

Here's one.

Quote:

Engineer Trevor McGowan, who took the shots, said he and his workmates watched on stunned as the snake consumed the goanna lizard over about five hours near Cloudbreak Mine in the Pilbara region last week.
The Irishman said he took the pictures early in the day and when he returned later he saw the goanna's 'bulge outline' inside the snake.

Now if I was smart, I’d have started with Goanna.

Quote:

Goanna is the name used to refer to any number of Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus, as well as to certain species from Southeast Asia.
There are around 30 species of goanna, 25 of which are found in Australia. They are a varied group of carnivorous reptiles that range greatly in size and fill several ecological niches.

But then I wouldn’t have known it was a black-headed python.

Quote:

Aspidites melanocephalus, the black-headed python, is a species of snake in the Pythonidae (python family) found in Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

And this last picture just proves the old adage… Paybacks, are a bitch.

ZenGum · 11-06-2009, 01:40 AM

I was a little surprised to read about goannas in Arizona. Maybe you have Ogoannas, like with Opossums.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2009, 03:18 AM

No Goannas and no Pythons in Arizona wilds, except possibly lost pets.

capnhowdy · 11-06-2009, 07:52 AM

That snake has a serious blackhead.

monster · 11-06-2009, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No Goannas and no Pythons in Arizona wilds, except possibly lost pets.

I'm confused

None in the wild in Arizona and yet these pictures were shot there? Are you saying it's a hoax?

go easy on me, it's Friday (I'll have my lizard-stuffed snake crispy with a goat-cheese dip and a garden salad, thanks.)

Sheldonrs · 11-06-2009, 08:51 AM

It's gonna take a lot of fiber to get that moving out.

dacliff · 11-06-2009, 09:13 AM

What? No Turducken adaptations?

As for non-indigenous animals in the wild, I think the swamps of Florida is having a pretty big problem with people letting their pet snakes go in the wild. An environment perfect for their livelihood and for breeding, only, the ecosystem there isn't used to another predator...

newtimer · 11-06-2009, 09:32 AM

"...he and his workmates watched on stunned as the snake consumed the goanna lizard over about five hours..."

Guys? Get back to work! Lazy unions...grumble...

Nirvana · 11-06-2009, 09:42 AM

Thanks for finding that Bruce! I thought these were cool pictures but I did not think lizards like that existed outside zoos here in the USA. The dirt looks all wrong too. It looks like red clay. I think when people pass around emails its kind of like playing that game called telephone and the real story is interesting.

dar512 · 11-06-2009, 10:12 AM

If the goanna is a monitor, is the snake a merrimack?

Scriveyn · 11-06-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by newtimer

"...he and his workmates watched on stunned as the snake consumed the goanna lizard over about five hours..."

The best thing next to watching paint dry.

Undertoad · 11-06-2009, 10:22 AM

No, it's a DVI cable.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I'm confused

None in the wild in Arizona and yet these pictures were shot there? Are you saying it's a hoax?

go easy on me, it's Friday (I'll have my lizard-stuffed snake crispy with a goat-cheese dip and a garden salad, thanks.)

Yes. Like many emails that circulate, the pictures remain the same, but the story changes.

This one said AZ, but the lizard is only found in AU/S.E.Asia, and the snake only in AU. So it turns out to be a true story from Australia, not Arizona.

There was/is another email(s) going around about a moose being born on someone's lawn. The pictures are real, but the story places it in every northern U.S. state, or Canada, depending on which email you get.

Cloud · 11-06-2009, 11:43 AM

Aim confuzed bie de titel. waz specting stools n shakes not snakes. Suppose 2bee "dinner"?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2009, 11:46 AM

Probably, but the email said Diner. I suppose the snake is the diner, in this case.

11-06-2009, 01:40 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I was a little surprised to read about goannas in Arizona. Maybe you have Ogoannas, like with Opossums. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-06-2009, 03:18 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No Goannas and no Pythons in Arizona wilds, except possibly lost pets. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-06-2009, 07:52 AM	#4
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	That snake has a serious blackhead. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-06-2009, 08:51 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	It's gonna take a lot of fiber to get that moving out. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-06-2009, 09:42 AM	#9
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Thanks for finding that Bruce! I thought these were cool pictures but I did not think lizards like that existed outside zoos here in the USA. The dirt looks all wrong too. It looks like red clay. I think when people pass around emails its kind of like playing that game called telephone and the real story is interesting. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

11-06-2009, 09:13 AM	#7
dacliff Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33	What? No Turducken adaptations? As for non-indigenous animals in the wild, I think the swamps of Florida is having a pretty big problem with people letting their pet snakes go in the wild. An environment perfect for their livelihood and for breeding, only, the ecosystem there isn't used to another predator...

11-06-2009, 09:32 AM	#8
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	"...he and his workmates watched on stunned as the snake consumed the goanna lizard over about five hours..." Guys? Get back to work! Lazy unions...grumble...

11-06-2009, 10:12 AM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	If the goanna is a monitor, is the snake a merrimack? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-06-2009, 10:22 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	No, it's a DVI cable.

11-06-2009, 11:43 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Aim confuzed bie de titel. waz specting stools n shakes not snakes. Suppose 2bee "dinner"? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-06-2009, 11:46 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Probably, but the email said Diner. I suppose the snake is the diner, in this case. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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