I don't know the owner or the brother. so all of this is ... speculation. The owner had a designated room in his house for the snake. This room was his cage. He lost his job and subsequently his house (why else would anyone move from FL to WV?) He got a job in WV which began immediately. This is his only snake. He's not a reptile guy. He doesn't hang out with reptile guys. He has a brother who is not a reptile guy but he is his brother AND he helped Wildlife handle the snake. So apparently he is competent enough to handle the snake.

I bought my first retic 37 years ago. I've had hundreds of big snakes. Right now I have 40 snakes over 12 feet long. Burms, retics,greens, and 1 A rock. I am a reptile guy. A lot of my friends are reptile guys. The only friend that has a designated building(like me) doesn't have caging for big snakes, or crocodiles and he hates venemous. Other friends have no buildings, little kids, or they are to old to deal with large aggressive snakes. Coming to my house to care for the animals, no problem. But asking for someone to properly care and house my 8 foot saltwater, maybe more difficult. I don't know this guy all I am basing this on he has a 16 year old perfect burm. I have to believe he did everything in his power to ensure that his snake would be okay. I know snakes are escape artist I also know if you don't latch the cage the most secure cage in the world is useless. In other words did the snake "break out" or did someone forget to latch it? These are tough times I'm not judging someone who has apparently done the right thing for 16 years. D.C.

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