Chondro question

[olivehydra]

Hello all,
Got a new book for chrissy which is essentially a "pretty picture" book on jungle photography. Author and photographer is a herpetologist by the name of Nicole Viloteau. One picture is of a GTP from Cape York Pen. which claims the specimen was 11.5 feet long! A metric figure of 3.5m was also given which suggests it was not a "typo". Anyone heard of gtp's getting that big?? 6 -7 ft is the biggest I have heard of.

 

[BROWNS]

11.5 feet that's massive,i don't doubt they'd get bigger than 6 foot but over 10 :shock: Must be an intergrade :lol:

 

[Zoltag]

Sorry, what do you mean by "intergrade"?...

 

[reptililian]

Getting worried about your little yellow worm, Olive? 'Fraid it'll get too big for you to handle?

 

[olivehydra]

Getting worried about your little yellow worm, Olive? 'Fraid it'll get too big for you to handle?

You know me, bigger the better I say :wink:

 

[reptililian]

Hmm, compensation?

 

[GetCoiled]

I would suppose there is a little mistake as the Aussie GTP belongs to the Southern race of viridis (along with Aru end Merauke populations) that I would estimate about 120-130 cm. as adult, instead of the Northern island ones (Biak/Japen race) a bigger around 180-190 cm.
Cheers
Stefano

 

[reptililian]

Hello? This is a chondro thread. It's been up for hours and there are still only a handful of posts on it. I'll say it louder CHONDRO! No? How about this one then... gtp. GTP GTP GTP. C'mon guys, it should be miles long by now! :wink:

 

[NCHERPS]

There was a fella that used to come on here, haven't seen him post for a while, he lives at 'Lockhart river', and posted that he had seen a ten footer before, but it was many years ago.

There you go lily, another post for you! LOL!

Neil

 

[reptililian]

Thanks Neil. You're a champ!

 

[instar]

A freinds chondro, posted on my site.

enjoy.

 

[reptililian]

They are SUCH beautiful creatures. Out of this world. And is that faux lily-of-the-valley the baby is sitting on? I'm loving this pic!

 

[instar]

No idea Reptilian, But then, who's lookin at the plant?

 

[reptililian]

Well I was also going to comment about that gorgeous tapestry-thing in the background, but thought perhaps that was going a bit overboard, even for me! I'm loving EVERYTHING about this pic! :wink:

 

[olivehydra]

Very nice instar. Is your friend local or OS? (dont really care, more interested in the snake :wink: )

 

[instar]

Then heres another from the same guy, damn lucky bloke!

an another, ill have to ask him for some closeups! This bloke has some incredible snakes!