Alligator "knocks" on woman's door.

[JohnL]

If this is the case then it’s not much of a stretch of the imagination that one can grow to 50 feet. After all every species has had giantism rear its head.

The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world. These anacondas are estimated to range from 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters) in length.

[Ken]

If this is the case then it’s not much of a stretch of the imagination that one can grow to 50 feet. After all every species has had giantism rear its head.

The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world. These anacondas are estimated to range from 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters) in length.

The largest Anaconda actually measured and documented by scientists was 20.7 ft long. That howstuffworks site is AI generated slop. A 50 ft snake would be 2.5 times the length of the longest anaconda ever scientifically recorded and measured. Is that plausible?

Here is a thought exercise. The tallest human in history was 8 ft 11" tall. Is it plausible that we might find someone 2.5 times that tall? Which would be 22 ft tall and about 3 ft taller than the tallest giraffe ever recorded?

[ohio jones]

The tallest human in history was 8 ft 11" tall.

There are gathtimates of an even taller one, though, that Google AI isn't programmed to report.

[JohnL]

There are gathtimates of an even taller one, though, that Google AI isn't programmed to report.

Yes - AI is inadequate to this conversaton. No more AI responses in this thread.

[JohnH]

The idea of a 50-foot alligator or snake stretches plausibility, but gigantism in species does occur. The largest recorded alligator was about 19 feet, and the longest anaconda was 20.7 feet, as Ken noted. Scaling up to 50 feet—over twice the record—would require extraordinary conditions, like abundant food and no predators, which is unlikely today. Fossils like Titanoboa (up to 42 feet) show snakes could grow massive in different eras, but nothing that extreme exists now. JohnL’s point about gigantism is valid, but Ken’s human height analogy holds: a 22-foot human is unimaginable, just as a 50-foot alligator seems far-fetched without evidence. Ohio jones’ “gathtimates” jab suggests unverified claims, which don’t help. Let’s stick to verified records—any recent alligator size reports out there?

[ken_sylvania]

The idea of a 50-foot alligator or snake stretches plausibility, but gigantism in species does occur. The largest recorded alligator was about 19 feet, and the longest anaconda was 20.7 feet, as Ken noted. Scaling up to 50 feet—over twice the record—would require extraordinary conditions, like abundant food and no predators, which is unlikely today. Fossils like Titanoboa (up to 42 feet) show snakes could grow massive in different eras, but nothing that extreme exists now. JohnL’s point about gigantism is valid, but Ken’s human height analogy holds: a 22-foot human is unimaginable, just as a 50-foot alligator seems far-fetched without evidence. Ohio jones’ “gathtimates” jab suggests unverified claims, which don’t help. Let’s stick to verified records—any recent alligator size reports out there?

Oh really? So Old Testament accounts fall into the bin of "unverified claims" now?

[JohnL]

The idea of a 50-foot alligator or snake stretches plausibility, but gigantism in species does occur. The largest recorded alligator was about 19 feet, and the longest anaconda was 20.7 feet, as Ken noted. Scaling up to 50 feet—over twice the record—would require extraordinary conditions, like abundant food and no predators, which is unlikely today. Fossils like Titanoboa (up to 42 feet) show snakes could grow massive in different eras, but nothing that extreme exists now. JohnL’s point about gigantism is valid, but Ken’s human height analogy holds: a 22-foot human is unimaginable, just as a 50-foot alligator seems far-fetched without evidence. Ohio jones’ “gathtimates” jab suggests unverified claims, which don’t help. Let’s stick to verified records—any recent alligator size reports out there?

As the author I'll emphasize this is a fun thread. Foaming at factoids and taking it way too seriously is not the point. Others got it. Ken is missing the point altogether. Loosen up.

[JohnH]

Nah, I’m not tossing Old Testament accounts into the “unverified claims” bin—that’s a different conversation altogether. I was referring to Ohio Jones’ vague “gathtimates” about a taller human, which sounds like speculation without hard evidence. When it comes to gigantism, I’m sticking to measurable records like the 19-foot alligator or 20.7-foot anaconda. If you’ve got specific accounts or evidence of giants or massive creatures, biblical or otherwise, I’m all ears—let’s dig into it!

[ken_sylvania]

Nah, I’m not tossing Old Testament accounts into the “unverified claims” bin—that’s a different conversation altogether. I was referring to Ohio Jones’ vague “gathtimates” about a taller human, which sounds like speculation without hard evidence. When it comes to gigantism, I’m sticking to measurable records like the 19-foot alligator or 20.7-foot anaconda. If you’ve got specific accounts or evidence of giants or massive creatures, biblical or otherwise, I’m all ears—let’s dig into it!

You do realize who OJ was referring to, right?

[JohnL]

Nah, I’m not tossing Old Testament accounts into the “unverified claims” bin—that’s a different conversation altogether. I was referring to Ohio Jones’ vague “gathtimates” about a taller human, which sounds like speculation without hard evidence. When it comes to gigantism, I’m sticking to measurable records like the 19-foot alligator or 20.7-foot anaconda. If you’ve got specific accounts or evidence of giants or massive creatures, biblical or otherwise, I’m all ears—let’s dig into it!

You do realize who OJ was referring to, right?

Who?