"Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax
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"Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax
EDIT: Link below is not working for most people, especially mobile users. I added screenshots of the article a few posts down.
Some of you may recall an article in the Sentinel News about a lady finding a rattlesnake while cleaning brush behind her house last year. She took a picture of the rattlesnake and submitted it to the Sentinel News. They didn't question the validity of the story because the Fish and Wildlife "sent a local guy over that collects snakes" to remove it. So a "professional" did in fact lay eyes on a snake at this woman's residence.
Well I discovered that it's a lie on her behalf. A hoax if you will.
In the paper the State Herpetologist identified the snake in the picture as a Massasauga Rattlesnake, while the guy who handled it swore it wasn't a "poisonous" (in quotes because the word should be venomous) snake. How could the two fellas reach such differing conclusions I wondered. So I did some digging. It didn't take long.
A quick google search for "massasauga rattlesnake" brought me to an exact matching photo of the snake this lady submitted to the paper. When I clicked the image, I expected to be linked to the Sentinel News' online article. I was in for a surprise.
Here is the link to the Sentinel News article including the submitted picture below this paragraph. My next post will include the pictures from my google search. Pay close attention to the date of the Sentinel News article and then the date of the scientific blog article that will follow. Then look at the pictures of the snakes and tell me where this lady got her picture from...because she didn't take it with her phone or camera...
http://www.sentinelnews.com/content/rar ... y-crossing
Some of you may recall an article in the Sentinel News about a lady finding a rattlesnake while cleaning brush behind her house last year. She took a picture of the rattlesnake and submitted it to the Sentinel News. They didn't question the validity of the story because the Fish and Wildlife "sent a local guy over that collects snakes" to remove it. So a "professional" did in fact lay eyes on a snake at this woman's residence.
Well I discovered that it's a lie on her behalf. A hoax if you will.
In the paper the State Herpetologist identified the snake in the picture as a Massasauga Rattlesnake, while the guy who handled it swore it wasn't a "poisonous" (in quotes because the word should be venomous) snake. How could the two fellas reach such differing conclusions I wondered. So I did some digging. It didn't take long.
A quick google search for "massasauga rattlesnake" brought me to an exact matching photo of the snake this lady submitted to the paper. When I clicked the image, I expected to be linked to the Sentinel News' online article. I was in for a surprise.
Here is the link to the Sentinel News article including the submitted picture below this paragraph. My next post will include the pictures from my google search. Pay close attention to the date of the Sentinel News article and then the date of the scientific blog article that will follow. Then look at the pictures of the snakes and tell me where this lady got her picture from...because she didn't take it with her phone or camera...
http://www.sentinelnews.com/content/rar ... y-crossing
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Guess the pulled the story. Link says cannot find the story on the mobile site
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Well fuck...maybe they finally believed me haha.
I'll see if I still have the paper copy of the story here and take a picture of it.
I'll see if I still have the paper copy of the story here and take a picture of it.
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I just signed up for the paper online and can view it...I took pictures of the online article with my phone. Will post in just a sec
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Don't know why they posted sideways. I'll try to fix that.
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and the rest of the story...sorry to break it up into 3 posts.
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Re: "Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax
Forget snakes, Waffles!
There are criminals among us who are both homicidal and incorrigible. Their parents took a shot at civilizing them and failed. Their school teachers took a shot at them and failed. The odds are overwhelming that government welfare programs and penal institutions took a shot at them and failed. If it ever becomes your turn to take a shot at them, don’t fail.
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Re: "Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax
"Poisonous" lol. Chicken waffle sandwich as a side note is good!
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Doubt I'd like a chicken waffle sandwich. Just sounds strange.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my findings. Not every day I get to blow a story open so to speak.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my findings. Not every day I get to blow a story open so to speak.
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HAHAHAHAHAHHA what have I created!?
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Re: "Rattlesnake" in Shelbyville newspaper was a hoax
He should buy a waffle iron.rustynuts wrote:Wow. The "snake guy" really doesn't know shit, does he?