Woman goes to work, gets swallowed by a python (1 Viewer)

[Mamba]

This reminds me of something. In case anyone was wondering, the Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, strictly the name refers only to the eastern half of the lake. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, also marks the Serpentine's western boundary; the long and narrow western half of the lake is known as the Long Water. The Serpentine takes its name from its snakelike, curving shape, although it only has one bend.

Originally fed by the River Westbourne and Tyburn Brook in the 1730s, the lake's water was then pumped from the Thames in the 1830s. The water is now pumped from three boreholes within Hyde Park, the most recent being installed in May 2012 as part of the 2011–2012 restoration of the Lake. The Serpentine provided a focal point for The Great Exhibition of 1851, and more recently was a venue for the men's and women's triathlon and marathon swimming events in the London 2012 Olympics. Since 1864 the Serpentine Swimming Club has organized a 100-yard race every Christmas morning. In 1913, the Peter Pan Cup was inaugurated for this race by J.M. Barrie, the creator of the fictional character Peter Pan.

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[0rion]

This reminds me of something. In case anyone was wondering, the Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 40-acre (16 ha) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, strictly the name refers only to the eastern half of the lake. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, also marks the Serpentine's western boundary; the long and narrow western half of the lake is known as the Long Water. The Serpentine takes its name from its snakelike, curving shape, although it only has one bend.

Originally fed by the River Westbourne and Tyburn Brook in the 1730s, the lake's water was then pumped from the Thames in the 1830s. The water is now pumped from three boreholes within Hyde Park, the most recent being installed in May 2012 as part of the 2011–2012 restoration of the Lake. The Serpentine provided a focal point for The Great Exhibition of 1851, and more recently was a venue for the men's and women's triathlon and marathon swimming events in the London 2012 Olympics. Since 1864 the Serpentine Swimming Club has organized a 100-yard race every Christmas morning. In 1913, the Peter Pan Cup was inaugurated for this race by J.M. Barrie, the creator of the fictional character Peter Pan.

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Good to know

 

[Paul]

While both are horrible if I had to pick I'd rather get killed by a bear than a snake. Something about being slowly suffocated seems so much worse than being mauled.

Well, I’m allergic to pain, so I’m good with being swallowed whole. I know that constriction is probably a birch - suffocation and broken bones, but a bear mauls you with claws and teeth and death is likely not instant. So you have this 800 plus pound beast destroying your body while you bleed and ache all over. No sir.

Anyway, thanks for the conversation. I wonder what nightmares I’m going to have tonight.

 

[0rion]

Well, I’m allergic to pain, so I’m good with being swallowed whole. I know that constriction is probably a birch - suffocation and broken bones, but a bear mauls you with claws and teeth and death is likely not instant. So you have this 800 plus pound beast destroying your body while you bleed and ache all over. No sir.

Anyway, thanks for the conversation. I wonder what nightmares I’m going to have tonight.

I hadn't even factored in the having to listen/feel your bones break as you die a slow death. Yeah....I'm straight up bear. Now if there's some type of large cat around I'd run straight at it. Cats are very efficient killers.

 

[Optimus Prime]

And aren’t you still alive when the snake swallows you?

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

And aren’t you still alive when the snake swallows you?

Nah, I think it squeezes you to death and then starts on eating you.

 

[DaveXA]

Well, I’m allergic to pain, so I’m good with being swallowed whole. I know that constriction is probably a birch - suffocation and broken bones, but a bear mauls you with claws and teeth and death is likely not instant. So you have this 800 plus pound beast destroying your body while you bleed and ache all over. No sir.

Anyway, thanks for the conversation. I wonder what nightmares I’m going to have tonight.

Spiders n sheet.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Spiders n sheet.

A swarm of 10,000 flying terrorist cockroaches.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Happier ending in Australia

Boy rescued from Byron Bay pool with 3-metre python wrapped around legs

Five-year old was rescued from pool with snake attached, father says, while mother tells parents to ‘keep their eyes peeled’

www.theguardian.com

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Happier ending in Australia

Boy rescued from Byron Bay pool with 3-metre python wrapped around legs

Five-year old was rescued from pool with snake attached, father says, while mother tells parents to ‘keep their eyes peeled’

www.theguardian.com

um…hllz nah

As for the snake, Ben said he held it for about 10 minutes after freeing Beau before releasing it back into the garden.

 

[0rion]

um…hllz nah

As for the snake, Ben said he held it for about 10 minutes after freeing Beau before releasing it back into the garden.

Is "releasing it back into the garden" code for chopping it's head off?

 

[soupcan dan]

"honey---do i look fat?"

"of course not darling----- a python could still swallow you whole"

 

[bclemms]

As I was skimming through thread titles, I read this as, "Woman goes to work, swallows a python." Imagine my disappointment when I clicked on the thread.

Imagine her disappointment.

 

[baarbogast]

The only proper answer is to be eaten by a croc. The shock of the attack won't let you feel pain and by the time you realize what is happening, you have drowned.

 

[MSUSousaphone]

As I was skimming through thread titles, I read this as, "Woman goes to work, swallows a python." Imagine my disappointment when I clicked on the thread.

I was thinking, "man, John Cleese has been a voice of reason during these times of celebrity puppeteering and now he's come and done this....."