Does this count?

My Olive Python arrived safe and sound this morning. He's not a giant now but someday he'll be a Titan among snakes :). I've always wanted to post in the Giant Python section. Now I can check that off my bucket list. I'll post more pics as he settles in and grows.

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Congratulations 🎉🎊🍾!! He looks great Ziggy! Is he an Olive or a Pappy?


Man I've been strattling the fence on either one depending upon availability.
But I don't have my Jungle in her forever cage yet, though it is on order. :rolleyes:

@ Reinz- He's an Olive.

Awesome!!:)

Congratulations Ziggy! He's beautiful! I'd love an olive or a scrub but Lou is iffy about giants. I look forward to watching your boy grow up!

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So jealous!

So jelly! I've always wanted one of these!

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Originally Posted by Eavlynn

Congratulations Ziggy! He's beautiful! I'd love an olive or a scrub but Lou is iffy about giants. I look forward to watching your boy grow up!

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I was pretty iffy about giants too E . I've always loved retics and burms but I'll admit their size and teeth intimidated me :). I was right on the cusp of snagging a SD retic and then John posted a pic of his Papuan. I'd never considered an olive before but that picture got me to thinking and researching. It was a short leap of faith after that. Carpets are my favorite snakes to keep but I wanted to expand my comfort zone and challenge myself a little bit more. Upward and onward!!

You still need a SD retic!! The personality on them is crazy. I swear Caesar knows who I am and he just watches me when I do stuff. Either he is sizing me up and figuring out a tactic to eat me or he is just interested in what goes on outside the cage. Plus he is one of 3 snakes who literally will curl up on me and sit there for hours.

That Olive python is pretty sweet though. Definitely less common which is cool. And you never did answer me on your other thread!! Is that albino carpet you got just a normal albino? I never really noticed the pinks on a normal albino carpet before. If so, that is pretty awesome.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

You still need a SD retic!! The personality on them is crazy. I swear Caesar knows who I am and he just watches me when I do stuff.

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I agree^^^
Their personality is awesome and always seem to be interested in anything and everything going on

Congratulations! Such a beauty. I hope that we will all see lots of pictures as he grows


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@ Sauzo- I still want that retic! Unfortunately I promised mama bear that I wouldn't add any more snakes this year. I explained to her that technically I didn't add any new critters this year because I rehomed my 2 kingsnakes to make room for the albino carpet and the olive. I could press the issue but you gotta choose your battles. I will be ordering a 6x2 enclosure in a few months though. I apologize if I missed your question before. The albino is just a well bred mutt :). She's the product of zebra x albino jag pairing. I was just impressed with her color and pattern. I had been looking for an albino carpet for months. I gave up on that search and started entertaining SD retics and sunglow boas. I was right there on the retic when John showed his Papuan. That made me totally change directions and zone in on the olives. As you mentioned, they're not commonly kept and that made them intriguing to me. I also love their simple, plain jane beauty. :)

Lol I hear ya on picking the battles. I'm hoping to add something new towards the end of this year but we'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath haha.

Nothing wrong with the mutts. Rosey is a mutt but she is really pretty and temperament, she is only rivaled by the retic and dumerils. Those 3 are probably my favorites. For a mutt, that albino is awesome looking. I love that pattern too.

And if you add anything else, between a sunglow boa and SD retic, you know I hate to say it as I've always been a boa guy but I would vote for the SD retic. They have so much personality and if you catch them when they want to 'play', they cruise all over. When Caesar gets fired up, he crawls all over me and the bed but when you catch him in lounge mode, he just curls up on me and goes to sleep for hours haha. Now I have been lucky and Caesar doesn't seem to piss on me. Guess Gio and Jmcrook have both been pissed on by their retics and I guess it smells bad lol.

And I do like that nice uniform color on that Olive. Definitely a nice addition.

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Originally Posted by ShaneSilva

I agree^^^
Their personality is awesome and always seem to be interested in anything and everything going on

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^^^This^^^ for sure! You'll join the club with us eventually haha!
Really pumped to see the progression of your olive ziggy!


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