Burms are dolls.... We have several and use them regularly in our educational programs...



Regular feeding and handling will ensure that...



We have burms and retics both.... The burms are slower moving than the retics who want to go go go! everywhere-- which can make people nervous.... we tried an educational show with an 8 foot retic as well as a large burm...

People were much more comfortable with the burm who sort of just layed around in the sun... the retic wanted to climb everyone...



I've had WAY more bites from the smaller snakes-- ball pythons, emerald tree boa, red tails, darn corn snakes are evil... had a few burms get vocal with me-- hiss a lot... but I rarely am struck at by a burm... get struck at occasionally by the retics but have always been food related...



My first big snake was a burm... had several burms for several years before I "took the plunge" and got my first retic... Other people had me so afraid of retics that I waited a loooong time to get my first... now I wish I hadn't waited so long-- but I am glad I had the burm first... got me ready for a large snake without being an active large snake...



We now have multiple burms, retics and a psycho african rock python (not a begginner snake... lol) I say start with a burm... get used to what 15 foot feels like... then get a retic...



Regarding people being strangled by thier pet pythons.... kinda gettin' old... last I heard you're more likely to die from a lightening strike than a pet python... and I believe it... now if corn snakes could kill... i'm sure I'd be dead a few times over... but the burms... nah..



hope that helped... I'm sure someone will disagree and offer better advice but thats what the forum is for



~Beth
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