A photograph purporting to show a 55ft snake found in a forest in China has become an internet sensation.

It was originally posted in a thread on the website of the People’s Daily, the official Communist Party newspaper in China.

The thread claimed the snake was one of two enormous boas found by workers clearing forest for a new road outside Guping city, Jiangxi province.

They apparently woke up the sleeping snakes during attempts to bulldoze a huge mound of earth.

“On the third dig, the operator found there was blood amongst the soil, and with a further dig, a dying snake appeared,” said the post.

“At the same time, another gold coloured giant boa appeared with its mouth wide open. The driver was paralysed with fear, while the other workers ran for their lives.

“By the time the workers came back, the wounded boa had died, while the other snake had disappeared. The bulldozer operator was so sick that he couldn’t even stand up.”

The post claimed that the digger driver was so traumatised that he suffered a heart attack on his way to hospital and later died.

The dead snake was 55ft (16.7m) long, weighed 300kg and was estimated to be 140 years old, according to the post.

However, local government officials in Guiping say the story and photograph are almost certainly a hoax as giant boas are not native to the area.

Source: http://www./2011/12/01/55ft-snake-found-in-china-shocks-the-world/

http://zuzutop.com/2009/11/photo-of-huge-55ft-snake-shocks-world/

Oh lawd!!! This one doesn't even need to touch you. You're likely to die of fright just by sighting the monster.

Why disturbing two love snakes in their nest? 55ft? n 140yrs? How true can this be?

the weirdest, most unbelievable sights are found in china.

Without question, this is a world record snake. No python or anaconda has ever been PROVEN to exceed 20 feet in length, and for a decade, a $50K prize was offered by a New York zoo to anyone that could provide evidence of a living or dead snake over 20 feet in length.

That prize has remained unclaimed till this day, BUT from the looks of this astonishing picture, somebody in China is going to be $50K richer shortly.

Discover Channel herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr has GOT to see this off-the-scale mega-monster. The guys who found this critter should have it frozen quickly, to claim that prize.

†ђξ things man is yet to discover. Its not even an anaconda but a boa. Dr. Brady should be on †ђξ next flight.

Why do they only have the one picture; that seems unbelievable to me.

why is that woman in cage? so that snake no fit chop am. lmaoooo what if snake chop d cage

Sounds fake. . .

Jakumo:

Without question, this is a world record snake.  No python or anaconda has ever been PROVEN to exceed 20 feet in length, and for a decade, a $50K prize was offered by a New York zoo to anyone that could provide evidence of a living or dead snake over 20 feet in length. 

That prize has remained unclaimed till this day, BUT from the looks of this astonishing picture, somebody in China is going to be $50K richer shortly.

Discover Channel herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr has GOT to see this off-the-scale mega-monster.   The guys who found this critter should have it frozen quickly, to claim that prize.

rdokoye:

Why do they only have the one picture; that seems unbelievable to me.

ekt_bear:

Sounds fake. . .

Chubhie:

Why disturbing two love snakes in their nest? 55ft? n 140yrs? How true can this be?

Guys, this is obviously a hoax as the article even suggests at the end. Snakes are alive , on average, for between 15 and 25 years and the specie claimed to have been killed  is not native to that area .

However, local government officials in Guiping say the story and photograph are almost certainly a hoax as giant boas are not native to the area.

ekt_bear:

Sounds fake. . .

rdokoye:

Why do they only have the one picture; that seems unbelievable to me.

Very ludicrous.