I have raised several retics and have normals, tigers, and supertigers. This is just my opinions and direct experience with them. Of all my various boas/pythons I have been bitten far less by retics than all the others combined. You have to understand retic behavior and their strong feeding response. Once the feeding response is cancelled and out of the cage my retics are very docile and appear to like being out and handled. They are very intelligent and inquisitive snakes. Of course you never take them lightly, always have your guard up, and have a person(s) that know what to do with you when handling the big ones. I have not had a retic when out suddenly strike me for no apparent reason as I have burms do. It has often been said that the tigers/supers are calmer than normals but many dispute this. In my experience my tigers/supers do seem a bit more inclined to have a milder feeding response and to drop that response more than my normals. They seem more laid back. I have encountered some really nsatty tigers/supers also. Every snake is an individual and most are what there keepers make them to be. Bill.
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...three years ago it was just another snake cult...
The Retic is King.
Anacondas-the other Dark Side.
Afrocks-the dark side of the Dark Side.

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