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I have many ball pythons and last week I got my first burm. A baby albino I named Rhino. I knew he would be much stronger than balls, but I didn't know how much stronger. Tonight I fed him a rat that's the same size that I feed some of my balls which are notably larger than my new burm. When the little burm got a hold of it, blood was coming out of the rats' mouth. Never seen a ball do that. Respect the power of the burm.
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RIP Gunner

Yepper, that'll get your attention. They've got more muscle than BPs, and know how to use it.

Wait until your 8ft burm wraps around your leg or arm (It's just holding onto something, not trying to kill you) and see how hard it is to get it undone. That'll tighten you up and make you think about handling an 8-footer or larger alone.

"Respect" - keyword.

Have a good one!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

or wait'll your 13' rock python (indian, burm, african, w/e) fits your whole arm in its mouth and wraps around your arm, your torso, your other arm, and your throat...

Im no pro at this Ballgame, but my 8' male Burm "Caber" is the most non violent pet I've ever owned, and I've owned tunz! But his strength surprises me as well, I fed him a live large rat when he was younger and he crushed the thing so hard it bled from all the openings on its face... mind you I was showing a friend that feeding my snake is one of the things I enjoy doing, and he was deathly afraid of snakes, and this did not help his fear at all! He later realized how docile Caber was, and I think I may heave helped him with that pesky fear! Be wary the large python when your alone!