So I went by my local petco to pick up a feeder for my one stubborn snake, and while I'm there I mosey over to see the Balls.

There were a couple of new babies, one of which was very light, so I decided to take a closer look.

The employee who unlocked the cage was afraid of getting bitten , so he let me get them out. Just a couple of nice little normal babies, so small and shy.

As I'm putting the last one back, a couple stops by and he comments how much he misses his RTB. So I tell him I like RTB's, and did he have any other snakes?

He tells me he used to have a couple of Boa's, and a ball as well. I smile and tell him I'm now up to nine BP's, with the new boy I picked up on Sunday. I laugh and say since most of mine are still babies, my new boy seems huge compared to them, he must be all of 3 feet.

At which point he tells me, completely straight faced, that HIS ball python was 8' long and weighed over 100 pounds, which is why he gave him to the St. Louis Zoo, and that I should go to the Zoo and see his snake.

So I told him, the next time I went to the Zoo, I'd be sure to ask about the largest BP in the world, and find out when Ripley's was showing up and ask if Animal Planet knew about it yet. I walked away laughing. I could not believe that guy was so incompetent as to think he'd impress me with his imaginary giant BP. His girlfriend was heard to snicker as I left.

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