Why I love the olives...

[Br8knitOFF]

//Todd

 

[Br8knitOFF]

Just measured him out at 7' 7"...

//Todd

 

[bredli84]

great pics Br8knitOFF, olives are really growing on me as a species. such large, beautiful alert animals.
i recently had the pleasure of handling a huge 14ft+ olive. it was impressive and imensely strong!

 

[B-Factor]

Awesome pics Todd, all of them.

 

[Br8knitOFF]

Thanks Charlie- what part of SoCal are you from?

We just moved from San Diego (Oceanside) to Austin 1 year ago this past August...

//Todd

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

Magnificent! I don't know how some people can think olives are drab! That fella of yours is an absolute ripper! I hope to move into olives in the not distant future and those pics just seal it for me!

 

[dansfish4tea]

just reading throw the thread and ppl dont seem to understand that the olive is the second biggest snake in oz
and can grow to 21+ feet

 

[Helikaon]

cough... supposedly.... cough


haha there was also a frog once found which drank up all the water in the world.

 

[Br8knitOFF]

Yeah- and I heard that there is a venomous species of python out there somewhere, too...

//Todd

 

[FAY]

Yeah- and I heard that there is a venomous species of python out there somewhere, too...

I think someone is pulling your leg...

 

[Br8knitOFF]

No, actually, that was a joke, keeping the spirit of Helikaon's post going...

//Todd

 

[Kah.]

can I ask how big is the tank you keep it in? I love olives, just wondering if I have the room for one

 

[Br8knitOFF]

I keep him in a Vision Cage- model 622:

Vision Model 622

It's 72" long x 18" tall x 28" deep...

//Todd

 

[tusker]

I thought that Olives were the 3rd biggest in Oz, with the NT Oenpelli being the second largest - I dont think that I spelt that right

 

[NickM]

Todd, do you have Australian fuscus or New Guinea fuscus?

I have Aussie fuscus and they are great, completley calm, I would not mind adding another pair of the Aussie animals or a pair of the NG animals to my collection if you were to produce some.

Are trying to breed you olives this year?

Nick

 

[ozianimals]

Olives are the second largest in Aus with the scrubby being the largest.

Had the pleasure of handling a 9' olive while in Qld over the last couple of days.....

beautiful snakes and can't wait till I go to QLD to see ramstein from the Australian venom zoo. he's such a easy snake to fall in love with......

 

[Br8knitOFF]

Nick- good question.

I'm 99.99% sure they're Aussie Fuscus.

Not going to be breeding my olive- I only have the lone male, and don't have room for a female... (that's why I got myself the fuscus pair! )

//Todd

 

[Beano05]

Wow you have great pics

Are you using a standard camera to shoot your snake?

 

[Beano05]

That is correct spelling

I thought that Olives were the 3rd biggest in Oz, with the NT Oenpelli being the second largest - I dont think that I spelt that right

I live in Oenpelli, and that's how you spell it

 

[stusnake]

I thought that Olives were the 3rd biggest in Oz, with the NT Oenpelli being the second largest - I dont think that I spelt that right

average lengths olives and oenpellis are around the same, But the subspecies of olive found in the pilbra of wa has been recorded at over 6m in length putting it in second place to the scrubby.