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10:57 PM NZST
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maio 24, 2023
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março 5, 2024
08:14 AM CET
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2d observation of a female .
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julho 21, 2019
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fevereiro 24, 2024
11:51 AM CET
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junho 16, 2017
05:27 PM AEST
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dezembro 31, 2023
06:50 PM +07
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05:50 AM SST
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janeiro 31, 2024
12:42 PM EST
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This observation is of the Fish, rather than the Snake that ingested it (listed separately).
My colleagues and I took this photograph of an actual original and unique X-Ray (physical "hard copy") film made in the Emergency Room of the University hospital in which I worked night shifts back in 2002. It was the regional center for medical treatment of snake bites in north central Florida. This Florida Cottonmouth's (Agkistrodon conanti) coiled body, head to tail, can be measured on the original film by laying a piece of string on the image, tracing the course of the backbone. At 58 inches, or 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) then, this a pretty large snake as Water Moccasins go.
What's more, one of the main reasons we X-rayed it at all was that it had clearly recently eaten something. It had a large bulge in it's stomach, down about a third of it's body length, just past its air-filled lungs that are visible on the film as well defined darker shapes. We found the bulge was a big fish with a large blunt bony skull and easily discernable swim bladder, which we thought to be a catfish (though we lacked an Ichthyologist amongst the E.R. staff of course).
I can follow the fish's spine for much of its length in the image, but lose it somewhere along the snake's lung in the extreme right of the picture. There is an interesting and distinct structure visible at the top that looks to me like a bony spine at the front of the dorsal fin. The skull is about 7 centimeters long, and the fin spine about 3 centimeters long, measured directly from the actual film. I don't know whether the loose dense material below the swim bladder represents the fish's stomach contents, or something else in the snake's stomach. The X-Ray film was 11 by 14 inches in size, so the fish must have been roughly around a foot (30 centimeters) long in total. We did not, in any case dissect the snake in the E.R.
My impression at the time was that this was most likely something like a Brown Bullhead, just judging from what I could make out of its size and shape. It would be fascinating to hear from someone more familiar with fish skeletons and anatomy. I am sure identification from an X-Ray is possible, considering what can be done with even fossil remains among experts. I will defer to anyone with more experience reading fish X-rays.
The Radiological Technician that made the actual exposure for us on film, at my request, wrote the details of the exposure for future reference on the film itself, which, though the film suffered damage when it was later stolen from my vehicle inside a locked briefcase and dumped out in a back alley and further mistreated both by the thieves and the weather, I can still read most of what he wrote with a "magic marker":
"40(or 46) MA
1 MAS
56 KV"
Are there any X-Ray Tech's out there who can confirm that that is in fact a good exposure for a big dead snake with enclosed fish?
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novembro 23, 2023
04:35 AM AEST
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Herald South Cay Beach Snorkel 5Nov am
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abril 13, 2023
09:15 AM BST
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Gilded Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) Female
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dezembro 30, 2023
05:58 PM PST
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janeiro 3, 2024
08:59 AM UTC
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agosto 23, 2023
12:57 PM AEST
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março 27, 2023
10:23 AM CEST
What
Paru
(Pomacanthus paru)
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junho 20, 2021
08:34 PM CDT
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novembro 19, 2023
04:26 AM UTC
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Outer reef. 8-23m. Rich coral growth.
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novembro 21, 2023
02:14 AM CET
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novembro 12, 2012
07:19 PM EST
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outubro 16, 2023
05:31 PM HST
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junho 13, 2023
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outubro 30, 2023
11:24 PM EET
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outubro 30, 2023
12:38 PM PDT
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outubro 30, 2023
07:38 PM UTC
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outubro 30, 2023
07:42 PM UTC
What
Cambuba
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
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outubro 30, 2023
03:48 PM EDT
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outubro 30, 2023
03:48 PM EDT
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junho 9, 2023
11:08 AM UTC
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fevereiro 10, 2023
12:48 PM IST
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setembro 19, 2021
09:35 AM EDT
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Eastern Comma in background for comparison
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julho 14, 2023
06:24 AM UTC
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Snorkel end of island where outer reef comes right in. Very high current with change of tide.
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maio 10, 2023
11:52 PM UTC
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maio 5, 2023
10:41 AM PDT
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abril 29, 2023
12:04 AM SAST
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junho 13, 2018
06:40 PM PDT
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Observed while snorkeling
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abril 23, 2023
06:42 PM CEST
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julho 11, 2017
08:04 PM NZST
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março 23, 2023
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janeiro 4, 2020
02:12 AM +0430
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fevereiro 23, 2023
04:09 PM AEDT
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fevereiro 2, 2023
03:53 AM GMT
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janeiro 19, 2023
07:31 PM PKT
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janeiro 4, 2023
12:08 PM UTC
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dezembro 29, 2022
06:42 AM UTC
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Drift snorkel over shallows Nuku Reef / sandbar.
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dezembro 3, 2022
05:49 AM +11
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abril 7, 2021
08:14 PM PDT
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outubro 29, 2022
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setembro 5, 2021
02:21 PM AEST
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agosto 29, 2022
10:47 PM JST
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setembro 9, 2015
11:15 AM EDT
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maio 28, 2016
10:15 PM EDT
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agosto 4, 2022
07:08 PM SST
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junho 30, 2022
12:17 PM EDT
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maio 30, 2011
01:38 AM PDT
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Great Eggfly Butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina), Mumbai India
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maio 26, 2022
01:17 PM BST
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março 22, 2022
03:16 AM HST
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maio 2, 2018
01:07 AM CDT
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1.5 inches long, under a small coral head
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fevereiro 8, 2022
01:43 AM +12
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fevereiro 18, 2022
07:52 AM AEDT
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maio 16, 2016
10:42 PM EDT
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abril 16, 2017
11:19 AM CDT
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janeiro 13, 2022
05:26 PM UTC
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novembro 2, 2021
04:35 PM NZDT
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maio 5, 2021
05:23 PM +07
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One seen on outside wall of lodge. Stayed there for 1 day and disappeared the following night.
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outubro 24, 2021
07:35 PM +11
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novembro 30, 2021
10:33 AM CET
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junho 29, 2020
08:57 PM AEST
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novembro 16, 2021
02:45 PM CET
What
Caranha
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
Lugar
Missing Location
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novembro 14, 2021
11:04 PM UTC
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Big ol' fish--- at least 3-4 ft long need help with id
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dezembro 10, 2015
09:28 PM EST
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novembro 5, 2021
03:15 PM PDT
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novembro 1, 2021
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outubro 27, 2021
03:35 PM CEST
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outubro 15, 2021
10:41 AM EDT
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It should be noted that this is an invasive species for this location. This specimen was removed by a team from Frost Science Museum two days after the image was taken.
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maio 19, 2013
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janeiro 3, 2020
09:34 PM EST
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julho 5, 2015
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outubro 8, 2021
10:11 PM +11
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setembro 14, 2021
12:50 PM MDT
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agosto 13, 2021
08:09 AM UTC
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agosto 7, 2021
01:12 AM UTC
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julho 12, 2013
11:16 AM EDT
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junho 26, 2021
04:42 PM +07
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One seen left on reef after very low tide, perhaps was injured by a Reef Heron nearby. Still alive and thrashing about.
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maio 13, 2020
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maio 24, 2021
03:59 AM HST
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maio 23, 2021
11:58 AM NZST
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fevereiro 7, 2019
05:34 PM MST
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abril 24, 2021
01:27 PM EDT
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maio 3, 2021
05:02 PM UTC
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março 12, 2014
11:47 AM EDT
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julho 30, 2019
11:59 AM MDT
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março 28, 2021
12:30 AM UTC
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março 13, 2021
01:34 PM +11
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março 16, 2021
01:56 PM -01
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março 13, 2021
03:46 PM PST
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Scorpionfish expert Hiro Motomura thinks this is a female Parascorpaena moultoni
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março 13, 2021
10:20 AM PST
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Identified by scorpionfish expert Hiro Motomura
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março 13, 2021
10:14 AM PST
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The bright purple color is the give-away.
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março 4, 2021
03:05 PM PST
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março 1, 2021
12:05 PM +07
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Common on sandy floor of lagoon.