Quote Originally Posted by Mike@OutbackReptiles View Post
I'd recommend a burm over a yellow anaconda for a "first big snake" any day of the week... except anaconday!

Annacondas can be vicious... if you have no big snake experience, how will you care for a potentially 10ft snake that wants to tear you open?

Mind you, burms can be mean too, but its much more common in anacondas.

I suggest you find somebody who owns the snakes and check themm out in person before you make your decision. Ever seen an 18-20ft burmese? Been chewed by a 9ft yellow anaconda? I have and I chose the burmese python route
That isn't true.

If I had to assume, I've dealt with about 20 different anacondas to date, greens & yellows. These yellows were bred by glasscages and they honestly don't know anything IMO, because of what they said when I asked them some questions. The only yellows I've been bit by were their yearlings.

I've been struck at way more times by burmese and out of the 30 or so I've dealt with majority have tried to tag me.

Anacondas - 3/20
Burms - 22/30

I've never dealt with a WC burm eithier to top that off, and I've dealt with 2 WC anacondas, one being a green.