Giant Snake found in Irish River!

Oliver1985 · 15-09-2009 6:27pm #1

A routine river survey took an unexpected twist after scientists pulled a 10ft monster python from the water.
Fisheries staff hauled in their nets on the River Slaney to discover the dead reptile - believed to be an aggressive African rock python. Experts said the giant snake had not eaten for some time but may have only died recently.
The exotic Slaney snake was pulled out of the river estuary near Enniscorthy. It is thought to be an African rock python, a large snake more at home on the Savannah which kills prey by squeezing it to death. It's usual diet as an adult in the wild is small mammals such as antelope but it can live on rats and rabbit

TestTransmission · 15-09-2009 6:31pm

Link:http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0915/breaking76.htm

PirateShampoo · 15-09-2009 6:31pm

I doubt it was alive when it entered the water, probably got flushed down the toliet after it had died.

soundsham · 15-09-2009 6:33pm

did anyone check his collar ?

ScumLord · 15-09-2009 6:43pm

Looking forward to the sequel: St. Patrick 2: Unfinished business.

Oliver1985 · 15-09-2009 6:44pm

I doubt you could flush it down the toilet now!!

RonMexico · 15-09-2009 6:46pm

PirateShampoo wrote: »

I doubt it was alive when it entered the water, probably got flushed down the toliet after it had died.

Jesus what kind of toilet do you have. A ten foot snake, really ???

My name is URL · 15-09-2009 6:50pm

Not that big for a giant

Turd Ferguson · 15-09-2009 6:53pm

Justin Riversnake

....i'll get me coat

Oliver1985 · 15-09-2009 7:02pm

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Justin Riversnake

....i'll get me coat

Get your coat and run!!!

SoWatchaWant · 15-09-2009 7:06pm

What would you know about shnakes anyway?

Professey Chin · 15-09-2009 7:18pm

So thats where my penis went

Bloody Nipples · 15-09-2009 7:21pm

Damnit, I saw the thread title, thought up my awesome penis joke, to find I was beaten by three lousy minutes

Paddo81 · 15-09-2009 7:22pm

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

So thats where my penis went

I had a clever one about been out swimming in the Slaney today and forgettin to wear trunks............... oh the comedy!

hudsonriver · 15-09-2009 7:24pm

Im sick of these Mother Fucking snakes on the Mother Fucking Slaney

brummytom · 15-09-2009 7:25pm

hudsonriver wrote: »

Im sick of these Mother Fucking snakes on the Mother Fucking Slaney

Wow, what an appropriate username

corglass · 15-09-2009 7:26pm

My p p jokes too late too. :-(

sky88 · 15-09-2009 7:29pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Looking forward to the sequel: St. Patrick 2: Unfinished business.

damm it i thought of this when i read the first post then i saw yours and couldnt say it

Ghost Train · 15-09-2009 7:31pm

Nature and wildlife experts were said to be debating what to do with the dead creature.

i'm guessing they'll dig a hole and bury it

Turd Ferguson · 15-09-2009 7:36pm

Ghost Train wrote: »

i'm guessing they'll dig a hole and bury it

Not necessarily. I heard that when Elton John and David Furnish heard about this massive 10ft python, they fucked that kid on a plane back to the Ukaraine and are going to adopt this instead.

Daragh101 · 15-09-2009 7:45pm

how did it get into ireland?

Sofiztikated · 15-09-2009 7:48pm

Oh noez, my massive manly penis fell off.

Looks nowhere near 10ft in the picture though. I'd say closer to 5 1/2, maybe 6ft.

Turd Ferguson · 15-09-2009 7:54pm

Daragh101 wrote: »

how did it get into ireland?

Eh, I think its quite obvious who brought the snake....

Gone West · 15-09-2009 8:09pm

Cut that badboy up and make some boots

I've got python skin boots and wallet, they're great.

Bob_Harris · 15-09-2009 8:43pm

PirateShampoo wrote: »

I doubt it was alive when it entered the water, probably got flushed down the toliet after it had died.

Yeah because toilets are piped straight to the nearest river.

dlofnep · 15-09-2009 8:45pm

Probably someone's pet that either escaped or was let loose on purpose.

Sofiztikated · 15-09-2009 8:47pm

Bob_Harris wrote: »

Yeah because toilets are piped straight to the nearest river.

Yes, and are capable of taking 10 ft snakes. Christ, my jacks blocks if I have a big poo!

Nevyn · 15-09-2009 8:48pm

first thing I tought of was wow wexford is that depressing pets are throwing themselves in to the Slaney now. The Slaney also know as the Sucide river as at least one person a year chucks themself in it.

_blank_ · 15-09-2009 8:54pm

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

Whosbetter? · 15-09-2009 9:00pm

Des wrote: »

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

Jaysus, that would be at least a '3 flusher job'. :pac:

Splendour · 15-09-2009 9:06pm

Daragh101 wrote: »

how did it get into ireland?

See post number 5...

Michellenman · 15-09-2009 9:08pm

Des wrote: »

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

You fucker! That scared the shit out of me!!

Borneo Fnctn · 15-09-2009 9:09pm

First the fordeigners and now this!

Rowley Birkin QC · 15-09-2009 9:10pm

They'd wanna watch out for that Viper lad, he's almost reptillian in his movements, the shlippery fcuker.

Corkfeen · 15-09-2009 9:14pm

We're a regular brazil now. Killer spiders and hopefully some kangaroos will start roaming patricks street soon.

(better than buskers.)

ct_roy · 15-09-2009 9:17pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Looking forward to the sequel: St. Patrick 2: Unfinished business.

or how about that other chestnut

"Snakes on a slane..ey"

Bring Samuel L back for the sequel...

Sofiztikated · 15-09-2009 9:18pm

Hell, there's giant fodiners in the Slaney?

Quick, someone call a SWAT team!

Oliver1985 · 15-09-2009 9:34pm

I thought St.Patrick got rid of all the snakes!!

Daragh101 · 15-09-2009 9:47pm

Des wrote: »

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

you wanker that scared the ****e out of me!!!:eek:

Daragh101 · 15-09-2009 9:48pm

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Eh, I think its quite obvious who brought the snake....

of course!

Anonomyte · 15-09-2009 9:51pm

God I was hoping this wouldnt get out.....so I was swimming naked right?......

Super-Rush · 15-09-2009 9:58pm

A snake in Enniscorthy.....Who's hahahahehehehohohoing now????

Dyr · 15-09-2009 10:26pm

Poor old sneaky snake, like a lot of kiddies TV personalities his personal life wasnt too rosy once he departed the spotlight. But still, in found belly up in a river in wexford, sad sad day.

Wonder if his one time buddies in RTE will even bother to attend the funeral? :mad:

Michellenman · 15-09-2009 10:35pm

Could be worse. Could have a foot

Terry · 15-09-2009 10:37pm

Thaedydal wrote: »

first thing I tought of was wow wexford is that depressing pets are throwing themselves in to the Slaney now. The Slaney also know as the Sucide river as at least one person a year chucks themself in it.

First thing I thought was how are the people of AH gonna pun this up.
I read the first couple of replies and am now going to go to the current suicide thread and discuss openly how I will kill myself after reading one to many really, really, really, really lame puns in AH.
Seriously. Do you people think something like I have a bigger trouser snake is funny?

How are you people not already dead?
I don't mean by suicide. I just want to know how someone who comes up with lame puns, thinks they are funny, then thinks they are funny enough to be posted in AH when tCN is the place for lame puns can actually breathe.

Seriously, how are you people still breathing?
I know right now that you are thinking of a breathing pun for a reply to this.
I suggest you concentrate more on your breathing than on lame puns. It will save you life some day.

Terry · 15-09-2009 10:39pm

Yeah, the grammar in that sucks,. Can't be arsed fixing it.

Fuzzballs · 15-09-2009 10:45pm

Whats John O Donoghue doing in a river!
Should be titled giant fat snake found.

Daroxtar · 15-09-2009 11:22pm

Des wrote: »

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

You know whats goin to happen the second you start to watch that but it still knocks a hop outta ya. Nice one:D

Tif · 15-09-2009 11:29pm

Des wrote: »

African Rock Pythons can be over 50 foot long, here is the longest one ever found, dead as well, in the Zambezi River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqg3Pg2M9WU

Jesus I jumped a mile from the laptop after that. Can't stop laughing at how I fell for it though

dutchcat · 15-09-2009 11:38pm

they found a 67 yr old crocodile in the slaney last year.

panda100 · 15-09-2009 11:40pm

Oh my god please say this is not true.Snakes are my worst nightmare,I wont be able to sleep tonight knowing one may slither out of the toilet and slime its way into bed with me!!!:eek:

Giant Snake found in Irish River!

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