I met Sunny, an adult Albino Burmese Python, today (pictures below).
WOW! He's "only" about 14-15FT and 80-100 pounds (best guess). He is a gentle giant and awesome. However, a HANDFUL and then some!
My BCI will be about 6-8 FT when full grown (female ivory ghost het moonglow who is only 1 1/2 now) and around 12-17 pounds. That's all the handful I need!
My ball is about 4ft and 3.7 pounds! I was amazed that Sunny was as gentle as my BCI and BP!
Must hit hard when he eats though!
He lives at a (fairly) local reptile pet shop/breeder in my area. About 40 minutes away. Worth the trip to get supplies and not support big chains, but this place instead.
Sunny's "job" is to perform at educational shows, birthday parties, etc.
I might have seen a Burmese in the zoo, or at shows, but never sat with one and/or picked one up. I helped get him back in his enclosure - meaning I got about 1/2 of him! That was a lot!
OMG! So heavy! So big! That's a lot of snake! Way more than I could ever handle, even if they all were as gentle as Sunny.
Hat's off to all you Giant Snake keepers! I have a lot more respect for you after today.
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