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21-Dec-05, 10:43 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | Thats not a snake, THIS is a snake
This is a Reticulated Python owned by a friend of a friend. This photo was taken in England a couple of years ago when the snake was 21 feet long. The snake was in a private collection not a zoo. It is now unfortunately dead. Sorry about the quality of the photo. 
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21-Dec-05, 10:46 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Sydney | | | | GGGEEEEZUUUSS!
That girl would almost be an entree! |
21-Dec-05, 10:49 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Sydney Age: 43 | | | | The best security system on earth for your collection. Is she the owner or the ex-wife? and follwoiing that...who is dead?
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21-Dec-05, 10:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: NSW | | | Golly gosh!  What did they feed it ? Ponies? |
22-Dec-05, 07:30 AM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney | | | That woman's body language suggests she is really nervous! 
Hix
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22-Dec-05, 07:59 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Sydney, Aust. | | | Very nice  I suppose an average pillow case wouldnt suffice if required to bag that snake |
22-Dec-05, 08:40 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by olivehydra Very nice I suppose an average pillow case wouldnt suffice if required to bag that snake | exactly why ; when called earlier this year to remove one; when told the length I declined and passed it on. looked at my bag and thought, "no way in hell". It did turn out to be somewhat smaller.
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22-Dec-05, 08:50 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | No, she is good around snakes. There is another photo of her holding it, well a small part of it anyway. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Hix That woman's body language suggests she is really nervous!
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22-Dec-05, 09:00 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: NSW Country | | | | A guy I used to work with in Sydney owns a Retic although his isn't that big yet it's probably not that far off i though. He lives in NSW and yes he has a liscence for it -lucky bastard |
22-Dec-05, 09:13 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: NSW | | | Quote: |
I suppose an average pillow case wouldnt suffice if required to bag that snake
| Doona cover. KING-SIZED doona cover! |
22-Dec-05, 10:06 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: NSW | | | | Great pic Boa!!
Puts my big Olive to shame :wink: |
22-Dec-05, 10:30 AM
|  | Regular Member | | | | Amazing size thats a great pic boa
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22-Dec-05, 11:03 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | Yeah a mate of mine in Victoria has a pair on license. They are my favourite python species and would love another one, maybe one day. Quote: |
Originally Posted by cwarren72 A guy I used to work with in Sydney owns a Retic although his isn't that big yet it's probably not that far off i though. He lives in NSW and yes he has a liscence for it -lucky illegitimate child |
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22-Dec-05, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by boa Yeah a mate of mine in Victoria has a pair on license. They are my favourite python species and would love another one, maybe one day. Quote: |
Originally Posted by cwarren72 A guy I used to work with in Sydney owns a Retic although his isn't that big yet it's probably not that far off i though. He lives in NSW and yes he has a liscence for it -lucky illegitimate child | | Have to agree with you there, ultimate in snakes IMO. I take it from your post that you had one once? |
22-Dec-05, 11:38 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | Yeah I have had maybe 5 over the years. During one of the times I lived in the UK, many years ago my parents bought me my first Retc when I was I think 17. That snake had me hooked, in more ways than one. He was typical Retic at first but soon calmed down and became really tame and just the most beautiful snake. It was just about every colour you can imagine with wonderful bright orange eyes.
Without wanting to start yet another pointless exotic debate I just hope one day sanity prevails and a workable system gets introduced to allow experienced keepers to get the chance to keep these wonderful animals and others of course.
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