mythical beasts in M&D and elsewhere

[Ted Samsel]

Doug M sez:
> 
> How about that giant snake spotted in Peru?
> 
> http://cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9708/20/RB000020.reut.html
> 
> "Luis Iluma was playing soccer in a a village deep in Peru's Amazon jungle
> on Tuesday when he saw a black boa constrictor the size of two passenger
> buses slithered by."

Not too outlandish if you consider they may be referring to a
"camioneta" (a van-sized conveyance) as a passenger bus. Now if
were as long as two FLXIBLEs or two regular Greyhounds. (THat's
busses....).

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net 
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