General questions about *giants*

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Originally Posted by snakewrangler

Nope, no way. Bob Clark's Fluffy is in the 21-22' range. No way a Burm is going to grow larger than a Retic.

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Yes, they can and do.

Lately i've taken a fondness to olive pythons! I was curious as to whether or not any of the members here have any???

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Originally Posted by juddb

Lately i've taken a fondness to olive pythons! I was curious as to whether or not any of the members here have any???

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I think bearhart has one. I remember a story about getting it out for pics and it got stuck in a rock wall or something. It was pretty cool, and everything ended up alright.

I have a serious question about GIANT pet snakes... Like the two in these pics.
If you were home alone and handling one of these big boys (for whatever reason), and he decided to put the squeeze on you (for whatever reason) would you be able to free yourself without any help? Great pics by the way. :gj:

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Originally Posted by burmmamma

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...age00014-6.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...2-07_00005.jpg

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We do not handle them alone-we always make sure both of us are home and when we do bring them out we make sure there is a bottle of alcohol, listerine, jug of hot water or something near by in case one decides to bite. This is my husband in the picture with them-he is very cautious.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning your knowledge or abilities as good keeper. Maybe I asked the question wrong... Let me ask it another way.

Let's say Guy-A and Guy-B have one of these huge burms out handling it. And Guy-A goes into another room to answer the phone leaving Guy-B alone, and the snake decides to put the squeeze on Guy-B. Could Guy-B free himself without any help? And if not, are these big boys capable of killing a man?

I guess that's my question in a nut shell... Are these large pet burms big enough to kill a person if they wanted to?

assuming there is no means of help anywhere in the room (ie, alcohol, knife, etc) and the guy that left is not within hearing distance, absolutely. although, snakes are truly wild animals that go on instinct, rarely do they attack a human, unless the human is doing or did something not smart. as long as you hook train them, take them out and socialize them on a regular basis and feed them properly, they should be fine. i cant think of one attack that had "100% snakes fault written all over the story". it is usually, if not always, the handlers/owners fault or misconduct

Thanks Tiger. That's what I wanted to know.

if a 12-13 ft snake has your arms pinned,,your screwed,,bottom line,they kill thier prey,s a human is no different,,i believe it was an anaconda they tested on discovery,put sensors on a mans arm,then had the snake constrict his arm,and it came out as being the same pressure as a school bus being parked on him,,just to give an idea...also,,many experts in the field have said a large snake 16ft plus,could more then likely swallow a small child,,or midget i suppose,,and if it starts at the feet,,more then likely a small adult,,and here is a link,if you look at the fact box,,see what it says about baby,the burmese python,,so yes,over 20 ft is completely and easily obtainable


http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...se-python.html

and heres a pic the other night of my burm,,the hook on the bed next to him is 3ft long

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8_12040002.jpg

here is one on holloween,,the burm helped me greet trick or treaters

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8_06260084.jpg

and here is a friend of mine's green anacondas

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8_12080023.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8_12080005.jpg the one with us holding it,is the small one,,the pic of just my hand is the big one

When they get to a certain size it becomes a work out to just get them out of the cage and try to get them in a rubbermaid while you clean there tub. I usualy handle mine alone but my fiance is always in the house so if I need her I can yell and she will come especially when I cant get one out of the cage. They like to wrap there tail around the middle parts of visions. They are amazing animals and great to keep. They just get huge. I have two albino greens that are the same age and the female is 16 feet and the male is only 12 feet. And the male eats rabbits and the female eats rats. So most of the time a male isnt going to get bigger then females but I have seen 16-18 foot males before. THe biggest burm Ive ever seen in person was actually a male!