"Big" snakes !!!!!

[solar 17]

On the weekend l was lucky enough to have a good look at a 14 kg albino olive python and when a friend purchased some unusual spotteds l went along for the ride and the seller had a 5.8 meter scrubbie [string measured] and this got me thinking who has got or seen with their own eyes some "big" aussie reptiles not in a zoo as imo the tend to pump them for the publics benefit, one other large scrubbie was l think it belonged to Brian Barnett at the Melb. Expo 2-3 years ago ......solar 17 [Baden]

 

[emmabee]

oooh lucky you!! i would love to see an albino olive!
my olive is 9ft ish and our coastal female 10ft(sorry but i dont know what the conversion into meters is!)
of my non aussies the big burm is 14ft and the boas are 6ft and 7ft!

 

[-Peter]

I recently visited the owner of a very large male scrubby that many people have seen at the Wild Expo here in Sydney. It had bitten a friend of his on one occasion that prompted the emergemncy doctor to call the police as he thought it was a machette attack by the injuries.
I am the proud owner of a 15kg olive but I cannot take the credit for her size.

 

[jamesjr]

14kg albino olive, i would have loved to have seen that, how long was it?

 

[Braidotti]

Does anyone have any pics ?

 

[guzzo]

Does anyone have any pics ?

+1

 

[jamesjr]

I have a few big olives, around the 12ft mark and very heavy, pics in my album

cheers

 

[Braidotti]

I have a few big olives, around the 12ft mark and very heavy, pics in my album

cheers

Yeah I just had a look and they are huge.

The Bredli looks like it has some size to it.

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

Had a chat, that albino female you saw was the 10kg girl. Still a mighty animal though.

 

[cement]

A friend of mine has a 17.5-18 ft male scrubby. Had it for 20 odd years and would probably be directly related to many owned by people on here. Its stopped breeding now and is living comfortably in a good spot.
Here's a shot of my daughter, she's quite comfortable with snakes of all sizes, (she was 10 here) and though not a great photo it is one of my faves.

 

[beersdave]

would love to see some pics of these huge snakes

 

[Jonno from ERD]

I recently visited John Cann, who has a 16kg Carpet that is a touch over 10 feet long, and is missing probably 4" of tail. That's a very impressive snake, especially when compared to my very petite fiance!

My partners hand next to the 16kg Carpet - please note the size of the rock on her finger too!

 

[bkevo]

pics!!!

 

[solar 17]

Heres a big coastal l removed from a turkey shed and that is a full size adult male turkey inside him
l kept him at home until he had passed the turkey which took approx. 4-5 weeks and then released him into the nearby "wetlands" and yes l have posted this pic before but a good while back and l personally have seen nothing in the wild to match this guy for size......Baden [solar 17]

 

[jinjajoe]

Here are the Olives that Baden refers to...... they are 10kg each....... The whopper Baden heard me discuss is actually bigger than 14kg & is a Het Olive weighing in at just under 16kg....... the Snake Whisperer can add a photo........ cheers

 

[crocodile_dan]

Scrubby at work, the pic was taken 16 months ago

 

[Jonno from ERD]

G'day jinja,

I'm curious about what's on your hideboxes, and what's with the towels?

 

[najanaja]

this is my big girl as of last year...she is not the BIGGEST but a tad bigger than in the pic here.. i will get her during the week to get some updateds..

PS. im 6.4'' to give some comparison..

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

G'day jinja,

I'm curious about what's on your hideboxes, and what's with the towels?

Hey Jonno, they are small, flat rocks glued to the top. The towels are a trial of a new, easy to launder substrate method. I have to say, the 15kg girl is on towels and it makes life real easy. She barely messes them up.

 

[Ozzie Python]

nice pair joe! how old are they at that weight?

was going to ask about the towels also.