it’s interesting to see how views change and get refined over time - i still feel the same - i think large/giant pythons can be safely handled with proper techniques i.e. not supporting a 12 foot snake on a 5 foot human frame - i have lots of ideas i wish to experiment with when my burms and afrocks get bigger so perhaps i might revisit this later on

per wanki’s comments - i do think you’re perhaps right in part however i think all sorts of discussions and debates separate from the OP are good and you’d be surprised who might view them and what they might get out of it

like for example, someone might Google retic sizes or popularity and come across this thread and they might see our little chat and this might make them critically think about the choices they are making rather than impulsively buying a 100M retic without due consideration of what doing so means in reality