how much is it worth??

one of my parents neighbors has a 6 foot albino burm. its the sweetest thing and ive come to fall in love with it every time i stop by. it was originally the womans sons snake, but he moved away a few years ago and left it with her. she love him dearly as well and carries him around the house all the time. kind funny to see a 60 year old woman doing such a thing too :P.

but heres the deal, a week ago her husband was put in the hospital and they are very short on money now. so last night when she was at my parents house, she mentioned she was goin to try and sell the burm. not only because they need money, but also because shes at the hospital so much now she doesnt feel like she gets to spend enough time with it. it was hard not to crack a smile when she said that lol.

anyway, i think im goin to give it a home for her, but i also dont want to rip her off on what it is worth.

im not sure exactly how old it is, or the sex. but it is a very healthy 6 foot albino. so what do you think i should give to her for it?

So if I understand you correctly; you already decided to buy it?
In that case, congrats! :banana:

If this woman really needs the money and she is a neighbour of your parents, I think you should take a look at the kingsnake classifieds what people are asking for albino burms (I guess it's around $125) and give her a little more.

For a burm this size I would give her $200.

Is this going to be your first burm?

yeah i think im goin to :D. and yeah i looked at king snake, but couldnt really find any about the same size that were albino.

but 150-200 is what i was thinking as well.

and yes it will be my first burm, but ive been around my cousins two since i was about 12. one recently died just of age actually :/.

I am constantly clicking that 'Thanks' button by accident...

A 6' albino burm. Hmm. Sex is a variant when you're asking price as always, especially with burms. To some people it would depend on what it is eating, age would also be a factor.

But without all that info I would say about $200+

alright, thanks for the info guys :gj:

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think its a burm, or maybe you mean 6 yards. Even a male burm would be at minimum of 10 to 12 feet at a couple of years old.

It sounds like this snake is either not a burm, or severely malnourished. There is a slim, very very slim possibility that you may have a dwarf burm, but I dont think there is any dwarf albino burms out there, especially one that is several years old.

Post a pic, even if it is a cell phone pic.

I was thinking the same thing...son moved away a few years ago, but the snake is only 6' ?

Sure, it could have been underfed, but why would an underfed Burm be calm enough to be carried around the house by a 60-year-old woman? Mine start getting rowdy 4-5 days after their last meal.

Maybe something's not right here...

Any chance you could post a picture of the snake? =)

I agree, 200ish dollars sounds fair for a healthy sub-adult albino burm, more if you want to be generous and if there's a nice cage available.

Burmese grow pretty darn fast, and even a male would surely be longer than 6' in a few years, hence why it doesn't quite sound right. My guy was 9' at age 4 when we acquired him and he was not underfed, but he pretty lean.

Perhaps the snake is a bit longer? =)

I beg all of you who doubt that this is a burm to listen to the reptile radio show with Eugene Bessette. He mentions making bonsai burms.

On the other hand, I bet this burm is a little bigger than 6 feet long.

Also, what other albino boid is affordable to your average Joe?

I forgot to mention a large snake with a great disposition is worth something.

If I wanted a male burm I would pay anywhere from 150 to 200.

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Originally Posted by nchapa

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think its a burm, or maybe you mean 6 yards. Even a male burm would be at minimum of 10 to 12 feet at a couple of years old.

It sounds like this snake is either not a burm, or severely malnourished. There is a slim, very very slim possibility that you may have a dwarf burm, but I dont think there is any dwarf albino burms out there, especially one that is several years old.

Post a pic, even if it is a cell phone pic.

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6 yards? That's 24', I've only heard of one burmese python accomplishing that length.

No such thing as a dwarf albino.

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6 yards? That's 24', I've only heard of one burmese python accomplishing that length.

No such thing as a dwarf albino.

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That's 18'.

I'm thinking the length of the snake may have been underestimated....it's so easy to do. But...on the other hand...if a 60 year old woman is carrying it around a lot...it can't be TOO big. :P Not that women that age can't have plenty of spry and strength left.

I'd love to see a picture of it as well, just to see. But anyone basically familiar with snakes in general and pythons in particular can usually tell a burm on sight...so I imagine the OP knows what he's seen.

As for it's value...as has been noted, pinning down it's true dollar value would need more questions being answered. However...if these are neighbors you care about and want to help...it might be nice to offer not just what you feel is a fair-market price, but a little more as well. It's an excellent way to give to someone in need without making them feel like they're taking charity.

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That's 18'.

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Now you know why I failed math so many times....

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Now you know why I failed math so many times....

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lol me too man. 6' is really small my 2 year old rtb bci is already six foot and still growing

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6 yards? That's 24', I've only heard of one burmese python accomplishing that length.

No such thing as a dwarf albino.

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I know that there isn't any dwarf albino's, i was just throwing it out there for discussion sake. and as far as being 6 yards, I also threw it out there for same reason.

like people stated it is easy to under estimate the length, but even a 10' is pretty girthy to be carried around the house for the heck of it, let alone it is dangerous for 1 person to be doing that.

16' burm
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...158af1e2c5.jpg

A little bit of it anyway.