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.... wild collected Trinidad redtail, 9', 36lbs..

We have an understanding, I only bug her when she needs something (food or a clean cage), and if I don't mess around when she's being moved or checked she won't take a piece of me..

If I ever get the nerve (or a helper with brass b@11$) I'll take her outside and get some good pics.. this photo does not begin to show how nice she is.. Nice-looking, that is. Actually, she has gotten better-mannered as we go.. probably because I respect her attitude and don't rodeo her around for no good reason.

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
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"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

Meaning, if you pay attention, can you most of the time move to avoid being hit? Or is Large Marge in charge?! My 5' BCI is FAST (Only if I trigger a feeding response) but I've heard although the power is stronger, the larger the boa, usually their mannerisms are slower.

Large Marge is in charge.. you have to learn to read these big boas. They don't display or 'bluff' as a small animal will or try to give attitude. They bite when they mean it and they have learned to wait for when they have the best chance of getting four-rows of teeth into you..

Still.. a bite from something like this is much less than that of a beagle or a person..

Good questions..

Gus

Allllllllllrightythen!

Sweet snake!