2ManyZs Posted December 31, 2003 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2003 Saw this on the news tonight.... all I can say is, that's one snake I wouldn't care to find in my backyard....:cross-eye It'll be interesting to see if this is truly the largest ever in captivity. Wonder how many people it took to catch it in the first place, and what the hell were they thinking? http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3845750&p1=0 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLarry Posted December 31, 2003 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2003 Wooooh... I love it's diet... 5 full size dogs a day... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE240ZPERTH Posted December 31, 2003 Share #3 Posted December 31, 2003 As a herpetologist (weird person who keeps reptiles) for over twenty years, this find is awesome, I am staggered however that this animal is alive in captivity, most large snakes in this region are killed for their skin and food.I have had contact with many reticulated pythons and as a rule they are a real handful, not the friendliest snake you will ever come across, even a small one can take several people to handle safely.Would be interesting to see when the snake is measured officially as from memory there is a substantial reward on offer (about $100,000 USD I think) for any snake that measures over 30ft, this reward has been on offer for years.There was a reticulated python at a small zoo in the UK that measured about 29 feet, one good meal consisted of a fully grown sheep and 17 chickens (enough to last for six months)With all that going in the front end imagine what comes out the other end :sick: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ManyZs Posted January 1, 2004 Author Share #4 Posted January 1, 2004 Being a dog lover, I'm not so sure I like the fact they are feeding it dogs.... But, it also seems to me that it would require a lot more food than that... just the size of it, at almost 900lbs, makes me think they would need to feed it a lot more that the one Lee is talking about.... Maybe they ought to feed it a few pot bellied pigs... give it some of the "other white meat" for a while..... I was just thinking, at this weight, it wouldn't really need to squeeze its prey, just curl up on top of it.....:cross-eye Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbiotree Posted January 1, 2004 Share #5 Posted January 1, 2004 Their government much be a little nutty.....How can that allow Dogs to be fed to animals in a Zoo.-Brandon Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbiotree Posted January 1, 2004 Share #6 Posted January 1, 2004 My parents said it's really inhumane to feed the snake dogs. At first they thought it was a prank. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 1, 2004 Share #7 Posted January 1, 2004 Originally posted by 2ManyZs But, it also seems to me that it would require a lot more food than that... just the size of it, at almost 900lbs, makes me think they would need to feed it a lot more that the one Lee is talking about.... All of the news stories I've read said 4 or 5 dogs a month, not per day as was indicated in an earlier message. Cold blooded animals don't need much food to survive. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inf Posted January 1, 2004 Share #8 Posted January 1, 2004 Feeding it dogs may seem inhumane to us Americans, but we are very different culturally from Indonesians. Many in India may think our mass consumption of beef is inhumane or barbaric, but to us it is business as usual. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted January 1, 2004 Share #9 Posted January 1, 2004 I will rest easy, in Ohio, knowing that I won't find any around here. We get the occasional "gator in the river" thing, but I think you might get that in many cities. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted January 1, 2004 Share #10 Posted January 1, 2004 I saw that story today also; and it did indicate 5 dogs per month. Yes we are culturally different. I saw a documentary about 6 months ago showing the capture of an approx 30 ft. Python and it was all that 3 experienced snake handlers could handle. I would not want to get this fellow pissed off. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Bravo 6 Posted January 1, 2004 Share #11 Posted January 1, 2004 YAIR, there's lots of NASTIES in S.E. Asia.TomoHawk,You mention "gators in the River".You should see the ocean going crocs we contend with.Hey Carl,Back in '66 I was in Bankok. In a restraunt, the menu was in sanscrit, finally made the waiter understand that I wanted a meat dish.When the plate arrived in front of me there were chunks of very dark meat amongst a mound of veges and perched on top were two EYES !!!!Turned out to be monkey.Cost a small bloody fortune but I was buggered if I could eat it.How's that for cultural differences ??????Rick. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-62481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun_in_my_z Posted December 24, 2005 Share #12 Posted December 24, 2005 I had a ball python. Ill take him into my collection Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/9519-isnt-this-enough-to-cause-nightmares/#findComment-149936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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