adult olive pics

Blake,


She looks great and of perfect girth.
About a mate for her, let's talk next weekend.

Do they tend to be more aggressive, or more laid back? I'm heading in the direction of a giant, and am into burms and maybe a green annie, but your olive is like a gi-huge-ic version of my Stimson's, which I love. Maybe I'll consider an olive next instead. :)

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Originally Posted by MPenn

Blake,


She looks great and of perfect girth.
About a mate for her, let's talk next weekend.

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thank you, sounds good. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again... :)

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Originally Posted by sweety314

Do they tend to be more aggressive, or more laid back? I'm heading in the direction of a giant, and am into burms and maybe a green annie, but your olive is like a gi-huge-ic version of my Stimson's, which I love. Maybe I'll consider an olive next instead. :)

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she's pretty laid back, but she gets a lot of attention. I've heard they can be a little aggressive, but with mine, I would have never guessed... but they are pretty food aggressive, so watch out... :D

the best thing about them, IMO, is that they are large, but not GIGANTIC like the annies, burms, and retics... but believe me, holding her is enjoyable... she feels big and loves to be held...

and even though she doesn't have any pattern, I think she gets more compliments than any other snake I own when people come over...

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Originally Posted by Blake_Herman

she's pretty laid back, but she gets a lot of attention. I've heard they can be a little aggressive, but with mine, I would have never guessed... but they are pretty food aggressive, so watch out... :D

the best thing about them, IMO, is that they are large, but not GIGANTIC like the annies, burms, and retics... but believe me, holding her is enjoyable... she feels big and loves to be held...

and even though she doesn't have any pattern, I think she gets more compliments than any other snake I own when people come over...

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would you say, prehaps one that is handled & mellowed like yours would need two people to work with? like a larger snake, or could one person handle an olive well?

Drop dead gorgeous snake, Blake!! Definitely one of my "someday" snakes!!

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Originally Posted by shhhli

would you say, prehaps one that is handled & mellowed like yours would need two people to work with? like a larger snake, or could one person handle an olive well?

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well, I generally deal with her alone, but I'm used to handling the retics and such on a daily basis... so really, it wouldn't be impossible, but it's not a bad idea to have someone around just in case...

but I do have to admit, about 18 months ago, I screwed up and the olive actually chased me down (from about 6 ft away) and got me by the hand, constricted my hand and arm, etc... I certainly couldn't have gotten her off me if I was alone... I've learned from that experience, and she hasn't even tried to get me since then... and just so you know, she was about 8 ft when that happened...

you just have to learn their body language. They move fast and have some nasty teeth, but the HUGE positive side of it is that they grow slowly, so you would have a lot of time raising a baby, which would mean lots of time to learn their behavior and get the snake used to being handled and used to you, etc...

overall, I think they are a WONDERFUL snake... come highly recommended from me... :sunny:

Wow; she is a ridiculously beautiful snake! From my knowledge of smaller boids, she does not look to be overweight, but that is just my opinion and I am not really sure.
How are their temperaments overall?

I would have to agree with alot of these people in saying...
WOW!!!
That is a beautiful snake!!!

Wow, what a beautiful snanke. I'd have to say she has a very elegant look to her. Very striking.

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