Shawn,
...I remember the post but I cannot find it. I think there was more to the bet than just the weight of the snake. I think it was a bet about the lenght and the weight that you posted for the snake. Anyway, I know that Boa Constrictors can weigh 40 pounds but most of them are beyond 8 feet in length when they weigh 40 pounds. I am still betting that if your snake weighed 40 pounds it was more than 8 feet long. Did you measure the snake? I know they are tough to measure when they get big but I have measured and weighed a bunch of big Boas and Pythons and people often overestimate the weight and underestimate the length of big stout boids. I will be glad to buy you a beer anytime you come to Savannah. Good luck with the breeding this coming year.
Jeff

>>A few weeks ago I posted on how best to ship a huge boa.. approx. 8 foot in length and 40 pounds. Well.. Jeff replied he would bet a beer I was over estimating on her size. Well.. to be honest I had not weighed her so I left it alone and thought Maybe I OWE JEFF A BEER??
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>>Well I shipped her off and the total package weiged 47 1/2 pounds! So I figure minus 7 pounds for the container and she weighs in at 40 pounds plus she has not eaten in 6 weeks!
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>>A BIG GIRL SHE IS@!
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>>See you at the bar!
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>>Thanks
>>Shawn Morelan
>>www.SouthernBoids.com
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