Who says snakes aren't cuddly? - Page 4

A full grown man.

guess it's just the angle - next to the man in the white shirt, looks smaller - any other pictures?

m

Hatbands,boots,belts

Yep, only two catagories: constrictor and venomous (known in the hobby as "hot snakes," or simply "hots")

Ah, reptiles, my other animal passion.

I've become fairly accomplished with many scaly critters. I currently have "a few" snakes. Not a lot, and no hots, or big snakes (burms, retics, green 'condas), but I have a diverse little assortment. The bggest snakes I like boas, and they'll max out around 8ft - 10ft for females (40lbs - 60lbs). That's the largest size that I'm comfortable having in my life. I don't ever see myself getting anything bigger, or any hots, simply because I like a pet that I could handle solo. Also, there are no accounts of boas killing people; but plenty of cases where pythons have proved lethal. 

The pyths are significantly heavier-bodied that boas, and that added weight and muscle makes them a bigger threat, even at the same length. My 7ft female boa weighs 23lbs and she's at her ideal weight. A 7ft burm could weigh double that. 

 

On that video... I have mixed feelings about that. The boy and the snake grew up together, but snakes are only one meal away from considering people their next snack. I've only personally known one case of a snake that had an almost mammalian bond with its owner (the snake followed its owner on walks outside, and slept on the foot of the bed curled up like a dog). It's possible this snake has the same thing... but even a reptile-lover such as myself has to be skeptical of the bond that many people would like to believe exists in overly familiar "relations" with carnivorous reptiles.

please dont laugh. here was my first python.a burmese about 6 years old.

gorgeous snake.  But, only 6 years old?  Is that young for being that big?  If not, they must grow really fast!  (non-snake expert speaking here, I had a snake once but only for rehab/release) -

molly

My Snecky, what a big appetite you have!
SS

Under ideal conditions, burms can grow frighteningly fast. They can hit the 10ft mark (apx 100lbs) in just over a year if everything is optimal. At 20ft, they'll weigh 200lbs+

I remember one time my husband saw a little burm hatchling and remarked what a cute little snake it would be in my collection. I'll agree, it was a very cute, sweet, little fella with a wonderful personality. Unfortunately, he wouldn't have stayed that little for very long. Not the way most of my snakes tend to grow. *grin*