Retics are very intimidating. I think the largest species I could get myself to own are boas. I handled a 15 foot retic at NERD once, she was a BIG girl and got me over my fear of "the giants" a little, but I still get the shivers when I walk into their retic room...

After this picture was taken, the two guys holding her other HALF draped her across me. She "hugged" me just to hold on and it was like being bear hugged my a line backer.