Quote Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany View Post
Though, the JCPs are more slender, and the Bloods seem to get heavy (how heavy would an adult get? 0_0). I'm still reading up on both species too. So, which snake would be a better-next-step for me?
I wish I could find Kara's picture of Beefcake for you, I believe she is 6' long and 30lbs. There are three species often called 'bloods'.
P. Curtus , Sumatran Short tail python
P. Breitensteini, the Borneo Short tail python (this is what I keep)
P. Brongersmai, the true Blood python

There are some size differences between the three species but the care is pretty much the same. Temps are easy enough to control but you MUST have the humidity right. Too high is as bad as too low, there is a very narrow window that they tolerate. They are also very very strong and as was said before they lunge their entire body when they strike and they have a lot of weight to put behind it. You've had several threads where you stated you were afraid of getting bitten, what are you going to do if one of these guys bites you? I can promise you it will bite harder than your king snake did.

If you are still interested in them, you may want to go to www.bloodpythons.com and look around, there are a ton of pictures and information.

My vote is for you to either get a carpet or a woma python. The woma isn't difficult to care for, but they are such fun snakes I think everyone should have at least one.