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I know I'm just having a bad day but I can't seem to think of the 5th one.

I know you got the retic,burm,conda, and the rock, but what is the 5th one? I just can't remember.

thanks.

I hear alot of people talk about scrubs as "big ones"... id say either scrub or blue sided garter
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>>I hear alot of people talk about scrubs as "big ones"... id say either scrub or blue sided garter

I agree about the scrubs (though I can't necessarily agree about the garter....lol). The Australian mainland scrub, or Kinghorn's scrub, has reportedly reached lenths upwards of 28'. I don't know about you, but to me, that's a giant scrub. I can't even imagine what that snake would have looked like. I have kept in my collection a 9.5' southern scrub that was very impressive. I have seen 12 to 13' southern and barnecks and have heard reports of 15'ers. They truly can be giant snakes, but what amazes me is that they attain those lengths without the bulk of the other "big 5." Papuan pythons and Australian olive pythons also reportedly reach lengths of over 13,' so I wouldn't put them much at all behind the scrubs. In fact, pound for pound, Papuans are probably a "bigger" snake than the scrubs (along the same lines that green condas are "bigger" than retics, just by sheer mass). Neat snakes though. I've always found myself attracted to the longer, thinner python species. I find all Morelia and Liasis pythons fascinating, and hope to in the future gather up as many representative pairs from both genera as possible.
-Chance

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