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Snake with foot found in China
Telegraph ^
| 13 Sep 2009
| Telegraph
Posted on 09/14/2009 9:11:38 AM PDT by BGHater
A snake with a single clawed foot has been discovered in China, according to reports.
Dean Qiongxiu, 66, said she discovered the reptile clinging to the wall of her bedroom with its talons in the middle of the night.
"I woke up and heard a strange scratching sound. I turned on the light and saw this monster working its way along the wall using his claw," said Mrs Duan of Suining, southwest China.
Mrs Duan said she was so scared she grabbed a shoe and beat the snake to death before preserving its body in a bottle of alcohol.
The snake – 16 inches long and the thickness of a little finger – is now being studied at the Life Sciences Department at China's West Normal University in Nanchang.
Snake expert Long Shuai said: "It is truly shocking but we won't know the cause until we've conducted an autopsy."
A more common mutation among snakes is the growth of a second head, which occurs in a similar way to the formation of Siamese twins in humans.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: china; foot; snake
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posted on
09/14/2009 9:11:39 AM PDT
by
BGHater
To: BGHater
The animal equivalent of a one-legged man at a butt-kicking contest!
2
posted on
09/14/2009 9:13:16 AM PDT
by
Jagman
(They comport, We deride!)
To: BGHater
A snake with feet? Sounds like the U.S. Congress.
3
posted on
09/14/2009 9:14:49 AM PDT
by
AxelPaulsenJr
(Please God Save The United States From Barack Hussein Al-Obama. Amen.)
To: BGHater
Looks like lunch tried to escape.
4
posted on
09/14/2009 9:15:57 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Put butter on your tag line.)
To: BGHater
Looks like it swallowed something that tried to escape from its gullet.
5
posted on
09/14/2009 9:15:57 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: AxelPaulsenJr
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posted on
09/14/2009 9:16:38 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
To: Lazamataz
OMG...looks like we had the same thought at the exact same time. Any other FReeper and I wouldn’t be worried...
7
posted on
09/14/2009 9:16:49 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: BGHater
Why all the fuss?
This is nothing more than a DEMOCRAT with the other foot either up its' A$$ or in its' mouth.
8
posted on
09/14/2009 9:17:00 AM PDT
by
wmileo
(I miss Ronald Wilson Reagan. POTUS #40)
To: BGHater
To: BGHater
10
posted on
09/14/2009 9:18:00 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: BGHater
Could it be ... Satan?
11
posted on
09/14/2009 9:20:13 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Surrender to your Inner Laz.
Embrace the power of the LAZ SIDE.
12
posted on
09/14/2009 9:20:56 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Put butter on your tag line.)
To: Disambiguator
13
posted on
09/14/2009 9:21:35 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: BGHater
maybe it’s really just a one-legged lizard?
14
posted on
09/14/2009 9:22:15 AM PDT
by
Gman
(Anglican Priest)
To: Lazamataz
15
posted on
09/14/2009 9:23:30 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
Damn. Knew I should have wore underwear.
16
posted on
09/14/2009 9:24:53 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Put butter on your tag line.)
To: Lazamataz
To: Lazamataz
"Damn. Knew I should have wore underwear." Yeah? Well, my "inner-Laz" ruined my T-shirt...
18
posted on
09/14/2009 9:28:21 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Lazamataz; Joe 6-pack
Damn. Knew I should have wore underwear. We have two-headed snakes? No wonder Olberman hates us.
To: BGHater
The first time I saw a walking catfish in Florida, it shook me up a little.
20
posted on
09/14/2009 9:31:23 AM PDT
by
alarm rider
(Live free or die.)
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