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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??

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!

A BIG GIRL SHE IS@!

See you at the bar!

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Thanks
Shawn Morelan
www.SouthernBoids.com
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I remember that.. I was going to say something but left it alone..

I have a 7 foot stripe albino that weighs in at an even 40 pounds... I bought her from Peter Kahl a while back. That is why i never questioned that yours was "x" pounds at "x" size
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Genaroleon A. Guerrero

Genaroleon,
....I just weighed and measured my male Suri. 6 feet 9 inches long and 14 pounds 2 ounces. He is an impressively healthy snake. Female Bci will normally be heavier than male Bcc but if you get an accurate weight and length for yours you may be surprised.
Jeff

>>I remember that.. I was going to say something but left it alone..
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>>I have a 7 foot stripe albino that weighs in at an even 40 pounds... I bought her from Peter Kahl a while back. That is why i never questioned that yours was "x" pounds at "x" size
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>>Genaroleon A. Guerrero

np

so my cost has always been the same, 71 and some change. This was by far the biggest I have shipped so I was a little worried they would charge me more.

They do have a new rule about they actually want anyone to remove the animal from the bag so they can check it, the bag and the animal I guess..

I was the first to come through with an anmial to test this new rule on. I asked the guy if he was serious as I have never had to do this before, I am a known shipper and SHE IS BIG! He said he really needed to enforce this, especially since I was the first. I said "Well ok.. if you must"

I pulled the huge bag out of the cooler on WHEELS I had to send her in, and you could see her nosing around the inside of the bag. They all stepped back... I set the bag on the top of the now closed cooler.. and she was getting restless. I had her in a material bag with a zipper. It was brand new and I got it with my leaf blower for when I wanted to suck up leaves, so it was a good size bag. Other then my wife had to sew a hole shut where the blower attaches.. anyway, im getting off topic.

So I set the bag down, they all step back. I unzip the bag.. a HUGE HEAD comes racing out.. They now run into the wall behind them as I grab her and attempt to get her to calm down. Did I mention that not only is she a big girl, but she has a HUGE HEAD? Granted I know she is only anxious to see what is going on, but she is a bit on the scary side as she lunges out of the bag.

I was the first in line and the first to be EXEMPT from the actual removal of the animal. I got her head back in the bag, zipped her up and repacked her in her cooler.
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Thanks
Shawn Morelan
www.SouthernBoids.com
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www.chrisolsonreptiles.com
Naked I see the camp of those who desire nothing

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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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>>Signature file edited; [phw 9/26/04]