So you're sure it's a Burmese Python and not some sub-species? If so, I may have gotten more than I bargained for...as the first question my wife asked when I brought it home was, "Will it get any bigger?" No matter how much they've been villanized by the media, large pythons are a lot of responsibility and not to be taken lightly. Recommend any good resource pages for the care of Burms?



What I'm not understanding about all of this is that the family said that the snake's been around for at least four or five years. It ought to be over 10' long and 40+ lbs by now. Then again, I also read somewhere that "pythons sometimes suddenly start growing quickly after a long period of slow growth." The family also said that it shed four times between December '05 (the time they got it from their relative) and May '06.



Could feeding (i.e., frequency) or housing have slowed growth? For example, the snake did not have a hide box when I got it, but took to one right away as soon as I offered it.
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0.2.0 Emory's Rat Snake (het for amel)

0.0.1 Ball Python (normal)

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• Need Help Identifying Python - ScottKennedy, Sun Jul 23 15:29:12 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - awesomo6000, Sun Jul 23 17:06:01 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - viborero, Sun Jul 23 19:27:21 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - ScottKennedy, Sun Jul 23 21:06:36 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - viborero, Sun Jul 23 23:26:43 2006
• RE: subspecies - s_dilks, Mon Jul 24 10:43:23 2006
• RE: subspecies - Wulf, Mon Jul 24 17:12:48 2006
• More on Growth Rates - ScottKennedy, Sun Jul 23 23:23:04 2006
• RE: More on Growth Rates - althea, Mon Jul 24 01:44:04 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - BrandonReise, Mon Jul 24 00:25:58 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - ScottKennedy, Tue Jul 25 11:14:42 2006
• RE: Need Help Identifying Python - viborero, Tue Jul 25 13:20:45 2006