Forget about diving with sharks...

[Tigerman]

I wonder if anacondas would eat lion fish?

I do NOT voulenteer to try feeding it some...

 

[Jax]

I've seen how the "National Geographic" types work.

Step 1: capture a 23ft snake (or "rent" one from a zoo that can be "persuaded" with a nice bribe).

Step 2: put a diver in the water.

Step 3: throw said snake into the water while diver (appearing to be surprised as hell) "encounters" the snake.

Step 4: Snake tries to escape. The guy with a big hook that you don't see on the video keeps dragging the snake back into the water

Step 5: Go public with "incredible" video of snake... like it actually happened.

I've seen National Geographic making video in Egypt. It was a *course* in making underwater wildlife video. I can assure you that "chance encounters" are not part of the plan..... and neither was "reef conservation". Their "course" was like seeing a tank roll over the reef.

It has completely cured me from watching wildlife video on the TV. The most revealing thing about it would be if you turned the camera around the other way and saw what was happening behind the scenes.

R..

I read the story on this a while back. It was just three photographers, and a supply boat of three gofers. Sole purpose was to find and film anaconda. For the lead picture, they saw it, and the guy shown approached slowly, getting closer and closer to the head. He was scared to death, and everyone was ready to leap to his rescue. The snake showed mild curiosity, nothing more.

 

[Sue Sue]

Regardless if this was staged or not...That is one BIG SNAKE !!! Just so IT knows that Cozumel Marine Park rules do not allow them......!

Double S

 

[Carlos Diver]

``Just so IT knows that Cozumel Marine Park rules do not allow them......!

''

They also dont allow for blasting through Paradise Reef....

 

[drrich2]

Has anyone suggested to Randy (with Emerald Dive Charters) that this would be way out of Florida state waters?

I can't wait to debate snake feeding on scuba charters...

Richard.

 

[LoveOceanicGears]

I wonder if Sallye will start hunting anacondas if they invade Cozumel......