Escaped eight foot long retic eats possum in PA

**bcr229** · 10-08-2019, 09:55 AM

Wow. That snake won't need to eat again until next year.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/loc...7118cbf15.html

**cletus** · 10-08-2019, 10:42 AM

Def a huge meal!!

**TopazEye** · 10-08-2019, 11:00 AM

She's 8 feet? She dosent seem that large. I guess I havent seen very many 8 foot snakes and just assumed they would be giant, as 8 foot sounds very large for a snake.

**cletus** · 10-08-2019, 11:07 AM

Yeah That snake is easily 8 feet...

***wnateg*** · 10-08-2019, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by TopazEye

She's 8 feet? She dosent seem that large. I guess I havent seen very many 8 foot snakes and just assumed they would be giant, as 8 foot sounds very large for a snake.

Definitely near enough. And they get 20+ feet, so that's only a fraction of what she could be.

**Bogertophis** · 10-08-2019, 11:21 AM

I hope she gets a good home...she's very lucky to have been taken inside just when temps. are falling so low... My stomach hurts just looking at hers, lol, and I
really hope she doesn't regurge this.

**bcr229** · 10-08-2019, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by TopazEye

She's 8 feet? She dosent seem that large. I guess I havent seen very many 8 foot snakes and just assumed they would be giant, as 8 foot sounds very large for a snake.

Retics tend to grow quite long and stay very thin up until they turn 18-24 months old. They don't start thickening up and looking massive until after that.

**TopazEye** · 10-08-2019, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by bcr229

Retics tend to grow quite long and stay very thin up until they turn 18-24 months old. They don't start thickening up and looking massive until after that.

I was mostly asking as I have never seen a 6 ft snake in person so its a bit hard to visualize how big they really are. Retics are huge and something I would prefer to admire from afar

Now if there was a boa or even ball python size retic thats a diffrent story

***wnateg*** · 10-08-2019, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by TopazEye

I was mostly asking as I have never seen a 6 ft snake in person so its a bit hard to visualize how big they really are. Retics are huge and something I would prefer to admire from afar

Now if there was a boa or even ball python size retic thats a diffrent story

There are super dwarf retics; they get up to 8 ft, I think. A 6ft snake can look small; it really depends on the thickness too. My scrub is almost 7 ft and could almost be cupped in your hands.

**TopazEye** · 10-08-2019, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by wnateg

There are super dwarf retics; they get up to 8 ft, I think. A 6ft snake can look small; it really depends on the thickness too. My scrub is almost 7 ft and could almost be cupped in your hands.

I would love a dwarf retic but they are illegal here.

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