Picture of 100ft-long 'snake' sparks fears of mythical monster in Borneo.. - Blu-ray Forum

jkwest · 02-19-2009, 05:40 PM

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According to legend, the Nabau was a terrifying snake more than 100ft in length and with a dragon's head and seven nostrils.

But now local villagers living along the Baleh river in Borneo believe the mythical creature has returned after this photo of a gigantic snake swimming along the remote waterways has emerged.

The picture, taken by a member of a disaster team monitoring flood regions by helicopter, has sparked a huge debate about whether the photos are genuine or merely the work of photo-editing software.

Even the respected New Straits Times newspaper in Kuala Lumpur has asked readers to make up their own minds about the photos.

Villagers who claim to have seen the snake say they have given it the name of Nabau, after an ancient sea serpent which can transform itself into the shapes of different animals.

People who have studied the photograph of the shape taken from the air have dismissed suggestions that it's a log.

As one writer asked: 'A log can't be that winding, can it?' Others have suggested it's a speedboat, but this has been dismissed because of the twisting wake.

The most common accusation is that the photo has simply been manipulated on a computer, while others complain that the river is a different colour to the real Baleh rover which is a murky brown.

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But villagers who insist the snake exists say that photos of the creature being taken in different parts of the river prove it is swimming about.

Earlier this month scientists unearthed the fossil of a killer snake that was longer than a bus, as heavy as a small car and which could swallow an animal the size of a cow.

The 45ft long monster - named Titanoboa - was so big that it lived on a diet of crocodiles and giant turtles, squeezing them to death and devouring them whole.

Weighing an impressive 1.25 tons, it slithered around the tropical forests of South America 60million years ago, just five million years after the last dinosaurs were wiped out.

Partial skeletons of the boa constrictor-like prehistoric killer were found in a Colombian coal mine by an international team of fossil hunters.

koreyman · 02-19-2009, 05:57 PM

wow thats a big snake

Josh · 02-19-2009, 05:59 PM

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According to legend, the Nabau was a terrifying snake more than 100ft in length and with a dragon's head and seven nostrils.

And with that, I have a new name for my...

RustyK94 · 02-19-2009, 06:01 PM

Most of the worlds species remind undocumented. It's not that scary when you consider we have whales in the ocean which are far larger than this i think.

RustyK94 · 02-19-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh

And with that, I have a new name for my...

So it was you that was swimming up and down the river that day

DaMexiRican · 02-19-2009, 06:17 PM

Idk, that does look kind of fake, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was real. Anaconda's can grow pretty huge and eat crocodiles and people.

SellmeyourDVD · 02-19-2009, 06:18 PM

that first picture looks fake.... anyone else agree with me on that?

RustyK94 · 02-19-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

that first picture looks fake.... anyone else agree with me on that?

Yes

jkwest · 02-19-2009, 06:20 PM

quick!!! someone call Ice Cube!!

kingofgrills · 02-19-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

that first picture looks fake.... anyone else agree with me on that?

Yes, considering the fossilized remains of the largest snake ever recorded were recently discovered. It lived 60 million years ago and was around 45 feet in length. The story was all over the science section of the news a couple of weeks ago. Crocodiles were appetizers to this thing. Here it is:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487885,00.html

I HATE SNAKES!

STARSCREAM · 02-19-2009, 07:03 PM

That pic looks fake. It wouldn't surprise me the least if something like this does exist but the pic looks photoshopped or something to me.

rebfandan · 02-19-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyK94

Yes

+1! Fake!!

Bigdog · 02-19-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

that first picture looks fake.... anyone else agree with me on that?

Notice how every time we have these OMG photos of unexplained stuff, the person has to use the first ever invented digital camera with grease smudged all over the lens! Hell the cardboard throw away cameras produce a clearer image then that crap!

Septimus Prime · 02-19-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kingofgrills

Yes, considering the fossilized remains of the largest snake ever recorded were recently discovered. It lived 60 million years ago and was around 45 feet in length. The story was all over the science section of the news a couple of weeks ago. Crocodiles were appetizers to this thing. Here it is:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487885,00.html

I HATE SNAKES!

There's a theory that snakes evolved convergently with mosasaurs, some of which (namely Mosasaurus and Tylosaurus) were up to 50 ft long as well.

MountainBlu · 02-19-2009, 08:32 PM

If you were the photographer who snapped that first picture, would you not be telling the copter pilot to fly in closer for a better shot and have more close-ups? I know I would. Fame and fortune awaits...

Well, it makes for a neat story, but I think it is a fake.

SDon1969 · 02-19-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MountainBlu

If you were the photographer who snapped that first picture, would you not be telling the copter pilot to fly in closer for a better shot and have more close-ups? I know I would. Fame and fortune awaits...

Well, it makes for a neat story, but I think it is a fake.

No doubt! Every interesting UFO or Bigfoot/Creature story ends up being a fake photo. Lame.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 02-19-2009, 08:39 PM

Cant wait for the eventual movie documentary to hit blu

DaMexiRican · 02-19-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kingofgrills

I HATE SNAKES!

HaHa! I have three

Beta Man · 02-19-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MiguelitoDaMexiRican

Idk, that does look kind of fake, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was real. Anaconda's can grow pretty huge and eat crocodiles and people.

Big difference between a 20-25' Anaconda, and A 100' "mystery" beast.......

My Burmese was said to max out around 20-22' (only had him until 14' or so)

Reticulated Pythons are one of the largest on record I believe.... possibly longer than Anacondas, but I'm not sure.....

Basically something can only survive as long as it can sustain itself with food.... so if one 100' snake could survive, there would likely be a lot of them..... not to mention it'd be pretty easy to find something that big if you just looked.

Chordata · 02-19-2009, 08:45 PM

That picture is f'ing hilarious. Makes the thing look 100s of feet long and dozens of feet wide. LOL.

Gotta love photoshoppers.

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02-19-2009, 05:57 PM	#2
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	wow thats a big snake

02-19-2009, 06:01 PM	#4
RustyK94 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Independent Republic Of Scotland Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:126	Most of the worlds species remind undocumented. It's not that scary when you consider we have whales in the ocean which are far larger than this i think.

02-19-2009, 06:17 PM	#6
DaMexiRican Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Tracy, CA Blu-ray collection:40	Idk, that does look kind of fake, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was real. Anaconda's can grow pretty huge and eat crocodiles and people.

02-19-2009, 06:18 PM	#7
SellmeyourDVD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:125 Trading Score:11	that first picture looks fake.... anyone else agree with me on that?

02-19-2009, 06:20 PM	#9
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	quick!!! someone call Ice Cube!!

02-19-2009, 07:03 PM	#11
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	That pic looks fake. It wouldn't surprise me the least if something like this does exist but the pic looks photoshopped or something to me.

02-19-2009, 08:32 PM	#15
MountainBlu Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	If you were the photographer who snapped that first picture, would you not be telling the copter pilot to fly in closer for a better shot and have more close-ups? I know I would. Fame and fortune awaits... Well, it makes for a neat story, but I think it is a fake.

02-19-2009, 08:39 PM	#17
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Cant wait for the eventual movie documentary to hit blu

02-19-2009, 08:45 PM	#20
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	That picture is f'ing hilarious. Makes the thing look 100s of feet long and dozens of feet wide. LOL. Gotta love photoshoppers.

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