I'm no expert but I have some experience. The big guy pictured I presently own. He may be near 10' and seems to be growing at a healthy clip. I believe he's wild caught. He is a great feeder on frozen thawed anything. He'll take rodents from my fingers while being held. He'll also take my face off while being held. I handle him often 'cause it's just impressive to hold a colubrid that is that long, but I do take alot of bites. The captive bred pair I used to own eventually tamed down (kind of). They were big biter's their first two years. They were great feeders on anything. Even an occasional chunk of fresh organic chicken was eagerly devoured. They bred all year round without any cooling period. The babies ate frozen thawed rodents immediately. I found they spent more time in a hide box on the ground than in their presumed arboreal environment. With regards to conditions/humidity, I found that a large water bowl in giant plastic shoeboxes kept the humidty just right. They are very easy to maintain an very adaptable, kind of like a giant king snake with attiude. I just have a bottom heat source on one end of the enclosure with hide boxes on both ends. This way they can controll there own temp and feel safe. They defecate in their water dishes often, which makes cleaning rather easy. The one I have always craps in a small plastic garbage can I put in there for him to hide in or climb on. Every single time! I need to get a nice female. They're great huge snakes that are very easy to care for, their down side is the temperment. But if your willing to work with them they do get better. Hope this helps, Don

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