A deal that we could refuse..

[cassandra]

Come visit me, Jen, and you can play with Lourdes, see if like big ol' burmy boys! =D

[Repti-Rob]

well as the owner of a 13+ foot Reticulated Python, I say you made a great choice! When I picked up Daisy she has about 5' and the guy said that she was getting too big! I laughed in his face and took her for free. Now I have a thirteen year old brother that lives with me and I'm not sure which one of them cost more to take care of! After building her huge climate controlled enclosure and food I think she's winning the contest One thing with a giant is that you must be focused when handling or even cleaning the cage as these are no hit and run biters. If they bite they mean it

[Ginevive]

I think that Lourdes is a gorgeous snake Your pics are so awesome. See, this is kind of like how I got my BCI. I had handled them some, but the real clincher was this avatar that an old user here (RPlank) had. I Had to have a boa after that.. never regretted that decision
I plan on getting a burm.. but I might wait awhile. I love the idea of getting a youngster and raising it myself, you know? But rescuing an unwanted one would be cool too.. ah, decisions.

[MPenn]

My husband, Mark, works as a tattooist, and let's say, he gets many rather interesting people in the shop. So this guy walks in, and they start talking snakes. Guy offers Mark his 12' burn for $50..
Mark actually called me to ask if I wanted it! I said, no way. I am sticking to my relatively safe "little" BPs and one male BCI.
It just worries me that someone with little regard for their giant, would dump it off on someone who could have never even handled one before. But that's how it goes, I guess.. yipes.
I have all of the admiration in the world for those who keep these beautiful giants and cause them to thrive in their care.

i can't believe he wanted money for it. whoever buys it is doing him a favor since he can't take care of it any more.

I have not seen in the original post where the owner says that he can not take care of it anymore. Just because he has decided to sell it, does not mean that he can not take care of it. At least he talked with someone (Mark) that has snake experience instead of running an ad in the local newspaper.
But taking in or buying any snake with the potential to grow large should not be taken lightly.

[Repti-Rob]

Sounds like if he's trying to get rid of a healthy 12' foot burm for 50 bucks he's ditching it. "just my 2cents worth" If he had the best interest of the animal in mind he would give it free to a good home that could care for it.....instead of trying to make a quick fifty and release himself of a big responsibility........yet again just IMHO

[Street Killer]

Sounds like if he's trying to get rid of a healthy 12' foot burm for 50 bucks he's ditching it. "just my 2cents worth" If he had the best interest of the animal in mind he would give it free to a good home that could care for it.....instead of trying to make a quick fifty and release himself of a big responsibility........yet again just IMHO

yeah, i think that's the more likely scenario.

[CeraDigital]

lol, ok ok. I concur. Retics are massive. I just have always viewed the anacondas as being these massive, huge fat animals taking down gazelle, crocs, capybara and crap, and the retic as a more lithe but extremely long character. My bad.

Still though, I think I would prefer a retic over an anaconda, because of the last POM, the that Celia took the picture of. Heck ya, I want me one of those!

Those Gazelle/Croc/whatever eating animals would be the 'Nasty' AfRocks

Kudo's to you Gin! On top of that, majority of novice, and 'ignorant' keepers keep their Burms too cool n such, and they come with a myriad of problems, including respiratory damage. I think you dodged a nice sum of vet bills as well...

[Ginevive]

Yeah.. If eventually, we do want to "graduate" to a giant snake.. I want to do it the right way! Not just b/c some jerk comes along who wants to ditch their snake..

[TheresaBearden]

Such a shame-wish I was closer to New York I'd come and get that burm. If you're ever going down the east coast-stop and and see our burms!!!!

[Ginevive]

I would love to get more hands-on exposure to them. I see them as gentle giants (I know that each snake is different and none are to be thought of as harmless, or behaved lax around..) But they are one of my "perhaps someday" snakes..