Burmese aggression

[TheSnakeGeek]

Now I know it varies snake by snake, however usually there is a general rule.

Are male Burmese pythons more prone to be aggressive during breeding season like the retics?
Also would a male retic see a male burm as competition or vice versa?
Anything besides breeding that would make a male or female more suitable?

I would like to own a burm as a pet however I want to make sure it wouldn't disturb the balance I have set up with my other larger snakes.
Maybe this is a silly question however I like to err on the side of caution while I am gaining experience with these larger constrictors.

Thanks

i know with retics, the male aggression during breeding season is USUALLY attributed to them smelling other male retics. it's good practice to wash up real good in between handling males during breeding season so they don't smell another male on you. as far as burms being in the same room as retics, i'm not sure, but i asked ReptileExperts a very similar question in regards to my retic "smelling" my other male ball pythons and it triggering an aggressive "competition" behavior. he said he didn't think it was likely, but made the point that he has a breeding size male retic in a completely different area of the house away from his other animals, and he still shows signs of breeding aggression. as far as a retic being able to "smell" the difference between a burm or other male snake and whether that would set them off, i'm not sure. i'm inclined to think a retic smelling another retic would be more likely to set it off than a retic smelling another kind of snake, but keep in mind, there have been ball x retic hybrids and burm x retic hybrids, so in order for that to happen, the snakes must have shown some kind of sexual interest in each other, which could also mean they'd show breeding aggression.

i'd like to think if you've had your retic for a while and are pretty good at reading him, you'll be fine. you might just wanna be a little more on your toes when getting him out during breeding season, but i'm always at least a little on my toes when getting my retic out every time. better safe than sorry. lol

not sure if that helped at all, and i don't own any burms, just a retic, but thought i would throw in a couple cents.