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As you may have noticed from r0x0r, I’m pretty handy with programming, so I thought for my cornsnake site I’d include programs that I’ve written, are related to cornsnakes, and you might find useful.

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Snake Measurer

Determine the length of a snake.

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Snake Measurer

Trying to find ratios of how much a shed stretches?

Trying to use a piece of string to measure a squirming snake?

Trying to find a tube to get your snake to crawl through?

Really curious about just how long your snakes are, but can't seem to find a really reliable method for measuring them?

(Current version includes support for jpeg images)

If you have the old version installed, remove it before installing the update. In the Control Panel, select "Add/Remove Programs" to remove the old version of SnakeMeasurer.

Well, here ya go! (click here to download)

How to use Snake Measurer:

1- Take an overhead picture of a snake

2- Be sure to include something of a known size

3- Be sure the snake is on a flat surface and your picture is from as square an angle as possible

4- Run the program and open a picture

5- Select 'Set Length Unit' in menu

6- Click on two points in the picture to set your measurement standard

6- Type in the known distance between the selected points (e.g. if you are using a 12-inch ruler, type in 12)

7- Select 'Begin Measuring' in menu

8- Starting at one end of the snake, click on points along its spine until you reach the other end

9- To go backwards (erase a dot along the line) press backspace or select 'Go Back' in the menu

10- When you are done, you have a total length measurement in the units you provided.

For best results:

1-the snake should be on a flat surface, and should be laying flat (not climbing...)

2-The item used for the measurement standard (ruler, etc.) should be as close to the same distance from the camera as possible. Sitting the snake on a table and having it crawl over a piece of graph paper, a chessboard, or anything else that is easily measurable is best. Coins and other round items are not recommended because it is difficult to get a good straight line perfectly across the center of them in the program.

3-The larger the item used for measurement, the better. If you have an item that is 1 inch long, and your snake is 50 inches long, and your measurement of the item is off by 1/16th of an inch, you are going to multiply that error by over 3 inches.

3-The picture should be taken from directly overhead to keep the perspective from distorting the measurement. For example, if you took the picture at an angle and your ruler is in the back of the picture, the ruler will appear smaller than the snake from there, so the snake will measure out as larger than it is.

About this program:

Snake Measurer is freeware. However, it is still copyrighted. All copyrights and trademarks used in this program are protected by international laws and treaties. If you wish to distribute this program you are free to do so, as long as the following conditions are met:

1- It must be distributed unaltered.

2- It must not be distributed for any commercial purposes, such as cramming it onto a CD-ROM with 500 other stupid programs and selling it (aka shovelware) or distribution via networks such as the web or the internet where people have to go through annoying banner-laiden pages to get to the download. Simply put, if you are making more money by distributing this program than you would if you didn't, then you are in violation of these terms.

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