Dumerils or Red Tail?

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She is also the first snake I bring out for a curious person who is scared. Yes she is big and heavy bodied but she is also slow moving and doesn't mind the attention. People are always fascinated by how smooth and dry she is and almost aways feel brave enough to hold her in the end. She was a severely abused rescue that I got a couple years ago. Its amazing that she went through hell with humans and still be so mellow and comfortable with us.

I can't say all Dums are like my Leelah but she is the perfect medium snake.

Edit: I should point out that my Dum is under weight. She was 6.5 feet and 10 pounds when I got her. Its been a slow but steady job putting good weight back on her. She never loses weight during a winter fast but it slows her gain. Just be prepared for a much heavier bodied snake that a BCI.

My 3 are all rescues also. my big girl was 21 pounds when i brought her home. She was severely neglected and under fed when I got her. I put her on a 10 day feed schedule for about 3 months and now shes on a 14 day schedule and still gaining. I also use her in educational shows and she is great.

Too dang cute!

I dont know how she does it but evenstar always seems to find the best of what ever shes after!

to the op: I highly recommend a dumerils and for about the same price of a baby you can often find one a few years old in need of a good home. I know its always a great experience to watch them grow but adoption can be just as rewarding. please dont get me wrong, I dont have a problem buying a baby from a breeder I just have a soft spot for critters in a bad home. I dont have a recent pic of my big girl handy but here is one from a few months ago at a show I did for my local cub scout troops. I think she was in the 27 pound range in this pic.

The guy holding her wanted to take her home he was so amazed at how calm such a big snake could be.
and heres a smaller girl my daughter holding her. Shes about 2 and almost 6 pounds at 4 feet. also another rescue.