Tiger Python

She's going to need more than just rats in a few years......

Retics grow and they grow big FAST!

It's not a good starter snake.

1. A retic can easily kill you due to its size and strength once it gets past the 10ft stage. IMO

2. If they have other pets, dogs, cats or birds etc. If that smell is on your clothes, when its a bigger animal... ALL of those guys won't be able to get it off her if it decides she smells like dinner! That retic will be stronger then all of them put together.

3. People who become emotionaly attached to predators like these don't have their guard up.... they think because it never did anything when little, why would it do anything now? And apply way too many human mannerizms and habits that just don't apply to reptiles.

4. Reaching in to change the water dish is one of the most dangerous times for an inexperienced person. While that retic may just be curled up at one end, looking like it isn't doing squat, it can actually be in an ambush postion waiting for prey to walk by.... in changing the water dish. She may think that she doesn't need help with that (Home alone), but when she reaches in... BANG... her arm suddenly has a retic attached to it. And her life is in serious danger.

I don't think she understands the danger associated with keeping large pythons. I would recommend getting a few other pythons that don't get that big, carpet pythons, womas, water pythons etc to gain experience before stepping into the deep end of large pythons.

hold on ppl let her find out if you like some thing soooo munch then she will tack good care of it but yea like thay are saying that s.o.b get,s big its not good 4 a 1st snake

If it's already 7', rats aren't going to be enough meal, and as it gets hungry, I'm sure it's feeding response / behavior is going to get stronger/more agressive.


I can understand how she'd want to take care of it, but it would be easier for her to find it a home now, while it's still "small" (small being a relative term right here) rather than waiting another year or so and it's even bigger. There are a lot of the giants that need homes b/c ppl don't realize the snake's eventual size and care issues involved as the snakes get so large, and then they can't care for them.

Be VERY, VERY careful!!!!! And NEVER handle, feed, clean, water it by yourself!

Are they even legal in your state?
Yikes; how do these things happen?

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Are they even legal in your state?
Yikes; how do these things happen?

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It's not so much the state, small towns and cities have some stupid laws regarding keeping snakes. Some places have laws banning snakes that grow over 6ft... which is stupid to say the least.

She may of just seen something she liked and a small tiger retic is a beautiful animal. And she may or may not of been misled about it's adult size etc.

I hope she has a spare room in her house then! :)
I have heard of people keeping them in spare rooms, only to have them escape out a window.. please at least make sure something like this couldn't happen. Big snakes escaping and eating neighborhood dogs give us all a bad name..

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Originally Posted by FATAL_SNAKE

hold on ppl let her find out if you like some thing soooo munch then she will tack good care of it but yea like thay are saying that s.o.b get,s big its not good 4 a 1st snake

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Like it as much as she does, no amount of like will stop that snake from hurting her if it smells food or feels threatened.

Well guy's my thought's on this are the following , reading this thread make's me love my bp's more. Retic's and burm's are amazing animal's , but they are not for everyone. I can't even picture myself owning such a dangerou's animal. I do respect and admire those who take this challenge and treat's these pythons with respect. I also believe irresponsible owner's will cost us all big problem's in the future.If the people who are purchasing them don't read up on what they are getting themselve's into this hobby of our's will keep being attacked by everybody. I see it alot on the new's and I live 10 mile's from the everglade's.

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Originally Posted by emilio

Well guy's my thought's on this are the following , reading this thread make's me love my bp's more. Retic's and burm's are amazing animal's , but they are not for everyone. I can't even picture myself owning such a dangerou's animal. I do respect and admire those who take this challenge and treat's these pythons with respect. I also believe irresponsible owner's will cost us all big problem's in the future.If the people who are purchasing them don't read up on what they are getting themselve's into this hobby of our's will keep being attacked by everybody.

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I could not agree with you more.