ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The trappers who caught and killed a giant rattlesnake in St. Johns County said the snake was 7 feet 3 inches long.

Experts said it's one of the biggest rattlesnakes they've ever seen.

The rattlesnake slithered its way into Tuscany Village, a St. Augustine townhouse community, over the weekend. The trapper who caught and killed this rattlesnake measured it at 7 feet 3 inches.

Comments

Paul Carter

This was a huge snake.

Kyle Rawlings

I just researched an saw an article saying the record is 8 ft. I'm sure there have been bigger ones.

Christopher Barton

I want the rattles off that thang!

Michael Potter

theres one mounted in a local business in my town thats close to 9 feet

Johnny Richey

i lived in texas all my life and never seen a rattler that big before the biggest one iv seen was 5 ft wow

ice master

Check snopes. It is a 6 foot snake. Been on the internet a long time. All "smoke n mirrors"...But a six foot rattler is a big snake too!

Jake Ransom

these dumb ads i dont care about keep me from seeing your pictures... how do I get rid of em???