Rescue: Reticulated Python

I don't think so, but I'm no expert.

http://www.rainforestsearch.com/rrrs/snk_retp.htm

According to this it is o_O

I believe that's why this retic was in need of people being rescued. Some people buy them without being educated or experienced with these types of snakes. Once they get too big, they are abandoned. :x Luckily this retic was rescued and is now in the good hands of someone with lots of experience in taking care of these animals.

Thats just not right! A magnificent snake like that deserves a lot more than that. Perhaps we should try and cram the previous owner into a twenty gallon and leave him there for six months :twisted:

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Originally Posted by Alkaurkharim

Er aren't reticulated pythons the biggest snake in the world able to reach up to 35 feet in length?

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They are certainly one of the biggest snakes in the world. Green anacondas can be heavier...and foot-for-foot, burmese are heavier, too. But retics, I believe, hold the record for being the longest snakes in the world. However, no known snake has ever been 35 feet. The longest snake ever officially recorded was 33 feet...and other than that one, I've never heard of any other snake reaching more than 30 feet.

Not that this takes away from the awesome might and majesty of the reticulated python!

I believe Burmese are more agressive then the reticulated also arent they?

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Originally Posted by Alkaurkharim

I believe Burmese are more agressive then the reticulated also arent they?

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I've heard and seen otherwise.

Rusty thank goodness for people like you. I just don't get people. But like I always say look how some treat children how could be expect anymore from them with animals.
Just like around here in the DC metro area some dude was being shipped out to the middle east and was just gonna let his 5 1/2 ' Caimen go into the woods until his friend told him someone might get hurt and called animal control. The Caimen was turned over to a reptile rescue group, thank God for the reptile and the people in the neighborhood.

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Originally Posted by Alkaurkharim

I believe Burmese are more agressive then the reticulated also arent they?

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Burmese have a very strong feeding response...but other than that, they are (as a general rule...there are always exceptions) probably the most laid-back and easy-going of all the giant snakes.

Retics, on the other hand, tend to be a little more unpredictable. Wild caught retics are often down-right mean...but captive bred babies that are raised properly can be very docile snakes.

All in all, I would feel more comfortable having a burm for a pet, rather than a 'tic.....but they're both awesome snakes.

I just saw a program on Animal planet about Giant snakes, and they covered Retics, Burms, Green Pythons, and some kind of Anaconda that actually seems to go out of its way to attack people o_O

What I don't understand is how people can take a +10ft snake and think they can keep it safely as a pet o_O *not counting professionals* There was one story about a guy who had had his Burm for a long time and when he went to change the water bowl one time, the thing struck him in the face and started constricting. His wife had the cut the Burm's head off to save him o_O

While I'm aware even small constrictors like the BP will always be wild animals and therefore can have unpredictable tendencies, but all in all I think I can handle a 4-5' python better then a 10-25 foot one O_O

So my advice *which probably doesn't amount to much anyway* is, unless you are a professional and know what you are doing just stick to smaller snakes. Its safer for you and your family and probably the snake too.

And if you still can't get enough of those big snakes, then maybe spent a little more time at the zoo, fogging up glass of the reptile cages ^_^