#snakeskin — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #snakeskin, aggregated by home.social.
-
https://www.europesays.com/iran/150769/ The latest on music support for Lebanon, including a 12-hour fundraiser today #aid #Beirut #DJHaram #giving #HyperGal #LebaneseDiaspora #Lebanon #Marylou #MetroAlMadina #Model/Actriz #MoorMother #NabihahIqbal #Snakeskin #TuneforkStudios #YasmineHamdan #ZiadNawfal
-
CW: Shed snake skin
A Cape Cobra shed its skin on the grass in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
#snake
#snakeskin
#nature
#naturphotography
#reptile
#capecobra
#cobra -
CW: Shed snake skin
A Cape Cobra shed its skin on the grass in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
#snake
#snakeskin
#nature
#naturphotography
#reptile
#capecobra
#cobra -
CW: Shed snake skin
A Cape Cobra shed its skin on the grass in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
#snake
#snakeskin
#nature
#naturphotography
#reptile
#capecobra
#cobra -
CW: Shed snake skin
A Cape Cobra shed its skin on the grass in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
#snake
#snakeskin
#nature
#naturphotography
#reptile
#capecobra
#cobra -
https://www.europesays.com/iran/93458/ 30+ labels join to raise funds for Lebanon; music to support #AleHop #artists #AtaKak #AwesomeTapesFromAfrica #bandcamp #BandcampFriday #Beirut #BeitAm #CinnaPeyghamy #DuncanBallantyne #FadiTabbal #fundraising #Ghana #IndependentLabels #JuliaSabra #labels #Lebanon #MaisUm #MorphineRecords #PhantomOrchestra #RaedYassin #SaryMoussa #Snakeskin #TuneforkStudios
-
Im #Libanon sind gerade wegen der Bombardierungen fast 1 Million Menschen auf der Flucht innerhalb des Landes. Die Beiruter Musikszene hat zwei Sampler gemacht, deren Erlös in die Versorgung dieser Flüchtenden gesteckt wird. Unser Freunde #Postcards, #Snakeskin und #TamaraQaddoumi sind auch beteiligt. Wenn ihr etwas Gutes tun wollt, bitte hier entlang:
https://tuneforkstudios.bandcamp.com/album/land-02-a-compilation-for-the-displaced-in-lebanon
-
Im #Libanon sind gerade wegen der Bombardierungen fast 1 Million Menschen auf der Flucht innerhalb des Landes. Die Beiruter Musikszene hat zwei Sampler gemacht, deren Erlös in die Versorgung dieser Flüchtenden gesteckt wird. Unser Freunde #Postcards, #Snakeskin und #TamaraQaddoumi sind auch beteiligt. Wenn ihr etwas Gutes tun wollt, bitte hier entlang:
https://tuneforkstudios.bandcamp.com/album/land-02-a-compilation-for-the-displaced-in-lebanon
-
Im #Libanon sind gerade wegen der Bombardierungen fast 1 Million Menschen auf der Flucht innerhalb des Landes. Die Beiruter Musikszene hat zwei Sampler gemacht, deren Erlös in die Versorgung dieser Flüchtenden gesteckt wird. Unser Freunde #Postcards, #Snakeskin und #TamaraQaddoumi sind auch beteiligt. Wenn ihr etwas Gutes tun wollt, bitte hier entlang:
https://tuneforkstudios.bandcamp.com/album/land-02-a-compilation-for-the-displaced-in-lebanon
-
Im #Libanon sind gerade wegen der Bombardierungen fast 1 Million Menschen auf der Flucht innerhalb des Landes. Die Beiruter Musikszene hat zwei Sampler gemacht, deren Erlös in die Versorgung dieser Flüchtenden gesteckt wird. Unser Freunde #Postcards, #Snakeskin und #TamaraQaddoumi sind auch beteiligt. Wenn ihr etwas Gutes tun wollt, bitte hier entlang:
https://tuneforkstudios.bandcamp.com/album/land-02-a-compilation-for-the-displaced-in-lebanon
-
Im #Libanon sind gerade wegen der Bombardierungen fast 1 Million Menschen auf der Flucht innerhalb des Landes. Die Beiruter Musikszene hat zwei Sampler gemacht, deren Erlös in die Versorgung dieser Flüchtenden gesteckt wird. Unser Freunde #Postcards, #Snakeskin und #TamaraQaddoumi sind auch beteiligt. Wenn ihr etwas Gutes tun wollt, bitte hier entlang:
https://tuneforkstudios.bandcamp.com/album/land-02-a-compilation-for-the-displaced-in-lebanon
-
Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)
Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.
Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html
-
Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)
Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.
Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html
-
Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)
Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.
Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html
-
Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)
Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.
Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html
-
Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)
Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.
Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html
-
25mm Silver Snakeskin Disc Sequins from http://www.sequinworld.co.uk
our Disc Sequins are ideal for your cards, crafts and creations such as greetings cards, craft projects, hoop art, sequin jewellery, yarn and textile embellishment
#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins #DiscSequins #Snakeskin
-
25mm Silver Snakeskin Disc Sequins from http://www.sequinworld.co.uk
our Disc Sequins are ideal for your cards, crafts and creations such as greetings cards, craft projects, hoop art, sequin jewellery, yarn and textile embellishment
#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins #DiscSequins #Snakeskin
-
25mm Silver Snakeskin Disc Sequins from http://www.sequinworld.co.uk
our Disc Sequins are ideal for your cards, crafts and creations such as greetings cards, craft projects, hoop art, sequin jewellery, yarn and textile embellishment
#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins #DiscSequins #Snakeskin
-
25mm Silver Snakeskin Disc Sequins from http://www.sequinworld.co.uk
our Disc Sequins are ideal for your cards, crafts and creations such as greetings cards, craft projects, hoop art, sequin jewellery, yarn and textile embellishment
#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins #DiscSequins #Snakeskin
-
https://www.europesays.com/uk/307139/ Jenna Ortega sports new look for London’s “Wednesday” premiere #Britain #CatherineZetaJones #England #GreatBritain #JennaOrtega #JoannaLumley #london #Netflix #Premiere #Snakeskin #UK #UnitedKingdom #wednesday
-
Snake vibes… but way more dangerous when I wrap around you. 🐍
---
Tarnmuster? Eher Warnmuster. 🐍
---
No fear?
Then click my Linktree: linktr.ee/sandylein 💋#BikiniStyle #SnakeSkin #ModelVibes #TattooBeauty #SommerOutfit #BeachVibes #OnlyFansCreator #CurvyStyle #Blondie #SunKissed
-
Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species. Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733208 -
Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species. Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733208 -
Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species. Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733208 -
Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species. Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733208 -
Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species. Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733208 -
Kürzlich hat uns #JuliaSabra noch mit #Snakeskin im Wohnzimmer verzaubert, nun ist ihr erstes Solo-Album herausgekommen. Und schon nach dem ersten Hören sind wir hingerissen! (Vor allem von dem #Chanson, den sie auf Französisch singt) ❤️
https://juliasabra.bandcamp.com/album/natural-history-museum
-
Kürzlich hat uns #JuliaSabra noch mit #Snakeskin im Wohnzimmer verzaubert, nun ist ihr erstes Solo-Album herausgekommen. Und schon nach dem ersten Hören sind wir hingerissen! (Vor allem von dem #Chanson, den sie auf Französisch singt) ❤️
https://juliasabra.bandcamp.com/album/natural-history-museum
-
Kürzlich hat uns #JuliaSabra noch mit #Snakeskin im Wohnzimmer verzaubert, nun ist ihr erstes Solo-Album herausgekommen. Und schon nach dem ersten Hören sind wir hingerissen! (Vor allem von dem #Chanson, den sie auf Französisch singt) ❤️
https://juliasabra.bandcamp.com/album/natural-history-museum
-
12.10.2024 Snakeskin (Ambient, Dreampop, Drone / LB)
Snakeskin, das sind Julia Sabra und Fadi Tabbal aus Beirut. Und klar, ihr habt sie sofort erkannt: Julia ist die Sängerin von Postcards und Fadi deren Produzent, der damals bei unserem Bunkerkonzert einen den Sound produziert hat. Sie machen vielschichtige elektronische Musik, die sich zwischen Ambient, Dreampop und Drone bewegt. Als Duo sind sie seit 2020 unterwegs. Zur Veröffentlichung ihres zweiten Albums „They Kept Our Photographs“ machen sie eine kleine Tour und wir sind sehr glücklich, dass sie auch im Indiewohnzimmer vorbeischauen.
Samstag, den 12. Oktober 2024
InDieWohnzimmer Stuttgart-Feuerbach
Einlass: 19:30 Uhr, Konzert: 20:30 UhrWie immer freuen wir uns auf eure schriftlichen Anmeldungen an [email protected].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0HQtd6o3o
-
12.10.2024 Snakeskin (Ambient, Dreampop, Drone / LB)
Snakeskin, das sind Julia Sabra und Fadi Tabbal aus Beirut. Und klar, ihr habt sie sofort erkannt: Julia ist die Sängerin von Postcards und Fadi deren Produzent, der damals bei unserem Bunkerkonzert einen den Sound produziert hat. Sie machen vielschichtige elektronische Musik, die sich zwischen Ambient, Dreampop und Drone bewegt. Als Duo sind sie seit 2020 unterwegs. Zur Veröffentlichung ihres zweiten Albums „They Kept Our Photographs“ machen sie eine kleine Tour und wir sind sehr glücklich, dass sie auch im Indiewohnzimmer vorbeischauen.
Samstag, den 12. Oktober 2024
InDieWohnzimmer Stuttgart-Feuerbach
Einlass: 19:30 Uhr, Konzert: 20:30 UhrWie immer freuen wir uns auf eure schriftlichen Anmeldungen an [email protected].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0HQtd6o3o
-
12.10.2024 Snakeskin (Ambient, Dreampop, Drone / LB)
Snakeskin, das sind Julia Sabra und Fadi Tabbal aus Beirut. Und klar, ihr habt sie sofort erkannt: Julia ist die Sängerin von Postcards und Fadi deren Produzent, der damals bei unserem Bunkerkonzert einen den Sound produziert hat. Sie machen vielschichtige elektronische Musik, die sich zwischen Ambient, Dreampop und Drone bewegt. Als Duo sind sie seit 2020 unterwegs. Zur Veröffentlichung ihres zweiten Albums „They Kept Our Photographs“ machen sie eine kleine Tour und wir sind sehr glücklich, dass sie auch im Indiewohnzimmer vorbeischauen.
Samstag, den 12. Oktober 2024
InDieWohnzimmer Stuttgart-Feuerbach
Einlass: 19:30 Uhr, Konzert: 20:30 UhrWie immer freuen wir uns auf eure schriftlichen Anmeldungen an [email protected].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0HQtd6o3o
-
Great. Now I need to keep an eye out for any unexpected guests during this inspection. #snakeskin #whosyourinspector #homeinspection #cincinnatirealestate #daytonrealestate
-
Bad news: We have a snake in our house. (MAYBE)
Worse news: I have no idea what kind it is, I've only found the skin.
Better news: He's hopefully helping with the mouse population.
Found this under a drawer in the kitchen.
#snake #snakeskin #country #rural -
Bad news: We have a snake in our house. (MAYBE)
Worse news: I have no idea what kind it is, I've only found the skin.
Better news: He's hopefully helping with the mouse population.
Found this under a drawer in the kitchen.
#snake #snakeskin #country #rural -
Bad news: We have a snake in our house. (MAYBE)
Worse news: I have no idea what kind it is, I've only found the skin.
Better news: He's hopefully helping with the mouse population.
Found this under a drawer in the kitchen.
#snake #snakeskin #country #rural -
Bad news: We have a snake in our house. (MAYBE)
Worse news: I have no idea what kind it is, I've only found the skin.
Better news: He's hopefully helping with the mouse population.
Found this under a drawer in the kitchen.
#snake #snakeskin #country #rural -
Bad news: We have a snake in our house. (MAYBE)
Worse news: I have no idea what kind it is, I've only found the skin.
Better news: He's hopefully helping with the mouse population.
Found this under a drawer in the kitchen.
#snake #snakeskin #country #rural -
@retronianne uh .... many. for example:
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-is-my-enemy-expanded-edition
https://thehu.bandcamp.com/album/rumble-of-thunder
https://little-big.bandcamp.com/album/antipositive-pt-1
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-terror
https://acrylmadness.bandcamp.com/album/kaidan
https://beastinblack.bandcamp.com/album/dark-connection
https://ultrakiller.bandcamp.com/album/death-trap-lp
https://scandroid.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-and-the-light
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell#bancamp #theprodigy #thehu #littlebig #carpenterbrut #acrylmadness #beastinblack #ultrakiller #scandroid #snakeskin #metal #synthwave #darksynth #ebm #electro #punk
-
@retronianne uh .... many. for example:
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-is-my-enemy-expanded-edition
https://thehu.bandcamp.com/album/rumble-of-thunder
https://little-big.bandcamp.com/album/antipositive-pt-1
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-terror
https://acrylmadness.bandcamp.com/album/kaidan
https://beastinblack.bandcamp.com/album/dark-connection
https://ultrakiller.bandcamp.com/album/death-trap-lp
https://scandroid.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-and-the-light
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell#bancamp #theprodigy #thehu #littlebig #carpenterbrut #acrylmadness #beastinblack #ultrakiller #scandroid #snakeskin #metal #synthwave #darksynth #ebm #electro #punk
-
@retronianne uh .... many. for example:
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-is-my-enemy-expanded-edition
https://thehu.bandcamp.com/album/rumble-of-thunder
https://little-big.bandcamp.com/album/antipositive-pt-1
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-terror
https://acrylmadness.bandcamp.com/album/kaidan
https://beastinblack.bandcamp.com/album/dark-connection
https://ultrakiller.bandcamp.com/album/death-trap-lp
https://scandroid.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-and-the-light
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell#bancamp #theprodigy #thehu #littlebig #carpenterbrut #acrylmadness #beastinblack #ultrakiller #scandroid #snakeskin #metal #synthwave #darksynth #ebm #electro #punk
-
@retronianne uh .... many. for example:
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-is-my-enemy-expanded-edition
https://thehu.bandcamp.com/album/rumble-of-thunder
https://little-big.bandcamp.com/album/antipositive-pt-1
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-terror
https://acrylmadness.bandcamp.com/album/kaidan
https://beastinblack.bandcamp.com/album/dark-connection
https://ultrakiller.bandcamp.com/album/death-trap-lp
https://scandroid.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-and-the-light
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell#bancamp #theprodigy #thehu #littlebig #carpenterbrut #acrylmadness #beastinblack #ultrakiller #scandroid #snakeskin #metal #synthwave #darksynth #ebm #electro #punk
-
@retronianne uh .... many. for example:
https://theprodigy.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-is-my-enemy-expanded-edition
https://thehu.bandcamp.com/album/rumble-of-thunder
https://little-big.bandcamp.com/album/antipositive-pt-1
https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-terror
https://acrylmadness.bandcamp.com/album/kaidan
https://beastinblack.bandcamp.com/album/dark-connection
https://ultrakiller.bandcamp.com/album/death-trap-lp
https://scandroid.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-and-the-light
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell#bancamp #theprodigy #thehu #littlebig #carpenterbrut #acrylmadness #beastinblack #ultrakiller #scandroid #snakeskin #metal #synthwave #darksynth #ebm #electro #punk
-
My little python Ares, is in recovery mode. She's been in shed for over a week & today was the day. When I checked on her she was halfway done & had torn the shed horizontally sporting a clean back but couldn't get a grab on the half on her belly. I came back early this evening to find she had taken matters outside her wood hide (where she'd done most of the work) to her rocks & the water bowl. She did a stellar job.
Her house is nice & clean now, & she is curled up inside her hide again, sporting sparkling fresh skin.
I continue to be amazed at the kind of event skin shedding is for the pythons. It's uncomfortable; they stop eating mostly, probably because it's uncomfortable, & when it's time to go, it's all off at once, & the movement can result in throwing up; they go mostly blind for a period; & they can work for hours to get it all off.
Now, you might think, "oh wow, reptiles shedding, how interesting..." sarcastically to yourself, but actually, yes, it really is! These tiny little beings that fit in my hand have all these amazing ways of being with all new irritants & struggles & solutions that we don't know. & I have a lot of respect for them. I do my best to make things very comfortable & easy for them, but you can only set up conditions as well as you can, & let them do the work.
#AntaresiaChildrini #ChildrensPython #AustralianPythons #AustralianReptiles #Reptiles #Pythons #Snakes #SnakeSkin #SnakeShedding #ReptileHusbandry
https://www.instagram.com/tv/ClQ0TJkBZis/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
-
One of my latest #projects:
My kids found really cool #steampunk #Halloween #masks, but didn't have a #costume to go with them. My daughter wanted a hooded #cloak, while my son wanted a #cape.
I *sort of* know how to sew. I found some great #DIY videos. I ended up with two extremely happy kids with surprisingly good looking costumes!
My daughter's cloak had a scaly #snakeskin fabric and tassels. My son's cape was black with shiny gold lining, and a #3DPrinted gear lit with flickering LED.
-
One of my latest #projects:
My kids found really cool #steampunk #Halloween #masks, but didn't have a #costume to go with them. My daughter wanted a hooded #cloak, while my son wanted a #cape.
I *sort of* know how to sew. I found some great #DIY videos. I ended up with two extremely happy kids with surprisingly good looking costumes!
My daughter's cloak had a scaly #snakeskin fabric and tassels. My son's cape was black with shiny gold lining, and a #3DPrinted gear lit with flickering LED.
-
One of my latest #projects:
My kids found really cool #steampunk #Halloween #masks, but didn't have a #costume to go with them. My daughter wanted a hooded #cloak, while my son wanted a #cape.
I *sort of* know how to sew. I found some great #DIY videos. I ended up with two extremely happy kids with surprisingly good looking costumes!
My daughter's cloak had a scaly #snakeskin fabric and tassels. My son's cape was black with shiny gold lining, and a #3DPrinted gear lit with flickering LED.
-
Where’s Wessie? Snake story is confusing and growing cold
It’s now September and there is still no conclusion to the Wessie mystery which surfaced in late June. Is there a giant snake on the loose in Westbrook, Maine?
In my last post, I discussed the evidence advanced so far and the problems with it – eyewitness reports from locals and from two police officers, though the latter was at 3:30 AM. I recently found a reference to the first sighting, which is a bit too much to swallow:
Head the size of a basketball? Only in the movies.…a woman filed a report with the Westbrook police department claiming to have seen a snake as large as a truck, with a head the size of a basketball.
That’s not what the police saw nor does it correspond with the physical evidence discovered – a shed skin from an obviously huge snake (but “truck size?”), just laying there in the open near the Presumpscot River, found by a local on August 20. This was not Titanoboa. Yet, Wessie-mania went into maximum overdrive.
Recovered skin photo courtesy of Westbrook Police Dept.The skin was sent to a university lab to undergo DNA testing. Some people have said that DNA testing was not necessary as the skin could have been visually identified. But the DNA makes it more conclusive. And sciencey, of course. Dr. John S. Placyk Jr., of the Department of Biology at the University of Texas at Tyler concluded that the skin was from an anaconda, about 8-9 feet long. He was 100% certain of the result that was matched to a genetic database. National Geographic magazine online reported that Placyk sent his results to an anaconda researcher to refine the identification. Jesús Rivas of New Mexico Highlands
Green anaconda in captivity. Photo: LA Dawson/WikipediaUniversity compared it to what sounds like a more specific genetic database of anaconda samples from across South America. He concluded that the skin was from a female green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) maybe 10 to 12 years old based on size. According to the genetic comparison, Rivas told Nat Geo that the ancestry pointed to Peru or Bolivia, “though the snake probably was bred in the United States.” Anacondas (genus Eunectes) are the world’s heaviest living snakes and second longest, measuring up to 30 feet but typically not getting that large except when coddled in captivity. They are native only to South America and are illegal to keep in Maine. Maine wildlife officials are not particularly worried about Wessie, although they suggest people might keep an eye on small pets in the area around the water. Westbrook lies to the west of Portland, Maine and has an average first frost date in early October. Tropical snakes can’t survive long in the wild at those temperatures. They are even rather sluggish in the 70-deg range.
That the results came back anaconda instead of the assumed identity of python added a new twist to this story. One of three scenarios applies to Wessie – there is or was a monster at large, there was not a snake observed at all, or that this was a giant hoax. What is involved in these scenarios? Let’s think a bit more about each.
Option A. Wessie is real
Choices for what she is includes:
- an anaconda. If this is true, then someone broke the law by importing an illegal animal, has kept that information secret from anyone who might squeal about it, and that it escaped or was set free. Snakes this size are good as escaping because they are very muscular and can push open doors or lids. Or, it got too big to handle and take care of and the owner deliberately let it go. Cruel and stupid, but not implausible. Anacondas are not for novice snake keepers. They require a particular environment and careful supervision.
- some other large constrictor such as a python. The same scenario as above applies though several species of pythons are allowed to be kept in Maine.
- a big native snake. It would be anomalous for a large native, like the northern water snake, to be more than 5 feet long.
If Wessie is real but not an anaconda, someone planted the shed skin, thus, this would be partly a manufactured hoax.
Option B. Wessie is not real
That entails the following:
- eyewitness testimony was mistaken. Not unusual. Observations of a smaller snake or a log may have been misperceived. The original account of such a huge snake is implausible at face value since no snake that size even exists alive today.
- the story took on a life of its own and the community was sucked into the hype. Pretty typical urban legend route. The twist is someone wanted to escalate the hype by planting the shed skin.
Option C. Wessie is a deliberate hoax
Then,
- someone planted the shed skin. That means they are keeping an illegal animal locally or they deliberately obtained a fresh shed skin of a rather rare captive snake, placing it in a location where it was sure to be found.
- the local officials were not sufficiently skeptical. The mayor went as far as to call in a cryptozoologist who offered to help. Really, without enough information, we can’t really blame them for this. It’s hard to gage from just media reports but I’d bet locals wanted some sort of action taken.
Why a hoax? Well… a boost for business, some fun for the town, an opportunity for a few attention seekers to be in the spotlight, some folks playing a joke to see how far they can get.
Two novelty shirts available in Westbrook promoting Wessie. Photo credits: Boston Globe
Will they find Wessie dead or alive? Hard to say but it’s unlikely. It’s difficult to imagine people mistook a native snake for a giant monster and even more difficult to accept that a hoaxer would go through the trouble but we shouldn’t be surprised. The alternative, that it is an anaconda or escaped python, is also not implausible (According to a government biologist I spoke to about this story, it would not be the first time a pet python had escaped in Maine.) A large snake may hole up and die, never to be retrieved. There is only about a month left for the Wessie story to run but already it’s growing cold.
#anaconda #giantSnake #hoax #Maine #python #snake #snakeSkin #Wessie #Westbrook
https://sharonahill.com/?p=3496
-
Where’s Wessie? Snake story is confusing and growing cold
It’s now September and there is still no conclusion to the Wessie mystery which surfaced in late June. Is there a giant snake on the loose in Westbrook, Maine?
In my last post, I discussed the evidence advanced so far and the problems with it – eyewitness reports from locals and from two police officers, though the latter was at 3:30 AM. I recently found a reference to the first sighting, which is a bit too much to swallow:
Head the size of a basketball? Only in the movies.…a woman filed a report with the Westbrook police department claiming to have seen a snake as large as a truck, with a head the size of a basketball.
That’s not what the police saw nor does it correspond with the physical evidence discovered – a shed skin from an obviously huge snake (but “truck size?”), just laying there in the open near the Presumpscot River, found by a local on August 20. This was not Titanoboa. Yet, Wessie-mania went into maximum overdrive.
Recovered skin photo courtesy of Westbrook Police Dept.The skin was sent to a university lab to undergo DNA testing. Some people have said that DNA testing was not necessary as the skin could have been visually identified. But the DNA makes it more conclusive. And sciencey, of course. Dr. John S. Placyk Jr., of the Department of Biology at the University of Texas at Tyler concluded that the skin was from an anaconda, about 8-9 feet long. He was 100% certain of the result that was matched to a genetic database. National Geographic magazine online reported that Placyk sent his results to an anaconda researcher to refine the identification. Jesús Rivas of New Mexico Highlands
Green anaconda in captivity. Photo: LA Dawson/WikipediaUniversity compared it to what sounds like a more specific genetic database of anaconda samples from across South America. He concluded that the skin was from a female green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) maybe 10 to 12 years old based on size. According to the genetic comparison, Rivas told Nat Geo that the ancestry pointed to Peru or Bolivia, “though the snake probably was bred in the United States.” Anacondas (genus Eunectes) are the world’s heaviest living snakes and second longest, measuring up to 30 feet but typically not getting that large except when coddled in captivity. They are native only to South America and are illegal to keep in Maine. Maine wildlife officials are not particularly worried about Wessie, although they suggest people might keep an eye on small pets in the area around the water. Westbrook lies to the west of Portland, Maine and has an average first frost date in early October. Tropical snakes can’t survive long in the wild at those temperatures. They are even rather sluggish in the 70-deg range.
That the results came back anaconda instead of the assumed identity of python added a new twist to this story. One of three scenarios applies to Wessie – there is or was a monster at large, there was not a snake observed at all, or that this was a giant hoax. What is involved in these scenarios? Let’s think a bit more about each.
Option A. Wessie is real
Choices for what she is includes:
- an anaconda. If this is true, then someone broke the law by importing an illegal animal, has kept that information secret from anyone who might squeal about it, and that it escaped or was set free. Snakes this size are good as escaping because they are very muscular and can push open doors or lids. Or, it got too big to handle and take care of and the owner deliberately let it go. Cruel and stupid, but not implausible. Anacondas are not for novice snake keepers. They require a particular environment and careful supervision.
- some other large constrictor such as a python. The same scenario as above applies though several species of pythons are allowed to be kept in Maine.
- a big native snake. It would be anomalous for a large native, like the northern water snake, to be more than 5 feet long.
If Wessie is real but not an anaconda, someone planted the shed skin, thus, this would be partly a manufactured hoax.
Option B. Wessie is not real
That entails the following:
- eyewitness testimony was mistaken. Not unusual. Observations of a smaller snake or a log may have been misperceived. The original account of such a huge snake is implausible at face value since no snake that size even exists alive today.
- the story took on a life of its own and the community was sucked into the hype. Pretty typical urban legend route. The twist is someone wanted to escalate the hype by planting the shed skin.
Option C. Wessie is a deliberate hoax
Then,
- someone planted the shed skin. That means they are keeping an illegal animal locally or they deliberately obtained a fresh shed skin of a rather rare captive snake, placing it in a location where it was sure to be found.
- the local officials were not sufficiently skeptical. The mayor went as far as to call in a cryptozoologist who offered to help. Really, without enough information, we can’t really blame them for this. It’s hard to gage from just media reports but I’d bet locals wanted some sort of action taken.
Why a hoax? Well… a boost for business, some fun for the town, an opportunity for a few attention seekers to be in the spotlight, some folks playing a joke to see how far they can get.
Two novelty shirts available in Westbrook promoting Wessie. Photo credits: Boston Globe
Will they find Wessie dead or alive? Hard to say but it’s unlikely. It’s difficult to imagine people mistook a native snake for a giant monster and even more difficult to accept that a hoaxer would go through the trouble but we shouldn’t be surprised. The alternative, that it is an anaconda or escaped python, is also not implausible (According to a government biologist I spoke to about this story, it would not be the first time a pet python had escaped in Maine.) A large snake may hole up and die, never to be retrieved. There is only about a month left for the Wessie story to run but already it’s growing cold.
#anaconda #giantSnake #hoax #Maine #python #snake #snakeSkin #Wessie #Westbrook
https://sharonahill.com/?p=3496
