retic taking a pig

im just gonna leave it at that cause i think there is another thread with like a 23452356457 page debate on it.

That's seriously cool. I was sitting there telling myself: "It's just like how the BPs eat, just on a larger scale." But, no joke, seeing that snake open its mouth that wide is scary to me. Those big snakes kinda freak me out. Big and fast and powerful!

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Originally Posted by BiGBaLLiN

im just gonna leave it at that cause i think there is another thread with like a 23452356457 page debate on it.

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yeah there are many posts about this debate, and it seems in the end feeding live "wins". Not in the sense that its better than f/t but that it's a good responsible way to feed your snake. There is nothing wrong with it. and for the maybe few dozen of snakes that die each year from feeding live {and few dozen is probably an overestimate} millions of snakes feed live both in captivity and in the wild. And its hard to argue with nature...

I would never feed live, but it is more of a preference. Feeding live is definitely okay if you aren't stupid about it like some people who get snakes just to see them kill a live mouse.

This video was pretty cool, but was there another retic in the enclosure with it? I thought I saw it sniffing the retic eating the pig. I'd definitely have something to say about that. That's just an accident/bite waiting to happen.

"My Evil Snake" huh? *shrugs* Everyone has to eat buddy...

That's a pretty impressive video, for sure. Coulda done without the cheesy/sleazy music though. :P

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I thought I saw it sniffing the retic eating the pig. I'd definitely have something to say about that. That's just an accident/bite waiting to happen.

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I saw the same thing and had the same exact thought. But then I wondered if maybe it was the snake's own tail sort of waving a bit in the background. I suppose I could go back and study the video closer to be sure, but I'm too lazy..... LOL

WOW!!! THat was cool!! THe power of these animals is just so impressive....and you can call me sadistic as well, because i loved the "spooky" music and kept thinking, "little pig' little pig, let me come in...! :)

Well spoken,well spoken...(clapclapclap). Snakes in the wild can't exactly go up and order somethin from the "frozen snacks bar", now can they?lol Plus, the oppotunity for an already dead meal is slim, because of scavengers and stuff.

Not trying to feed the debate or anything here, but I feed F/T. I do it for a few reasons. 1. My cats will tear my house up to get to a live mouse. 2. I don't have to feed them. 3. My son cried because he got attached to the first mouse we had. 4. There isn't a herp vet near us and a regular vet would charge a fortune to work on snakes. (I have one snake with several scars probably related to feeding, could be bad husbandry issues.) I am not opposed to live feeding, I just find it easier myself to feed F/T.

Now to the next thing. These Retic videos are getting out of hand. I had a dream the other night that I adopted a female Burm and Retic off someone who couldn't keep it anymore. Then next thing I know I have this 30ft python chasing me around the house with it's mouth open. It was crazy! There was teeth flying every where. It even killed my pet tiger!!!! I had one in my dream cause tigers are my favorite animal. When I woke up I had to go check on my babies to make sure they were not man eating monsters!

I dont like the music. Makes the snake out to be so bad and "evil" when they're not :D