Here's a random YouTube video I made of me running from my dogs belle and marley:

Originally Posted by stranding

Whoa!!! That seems a bit scary, being so nearby! Loooong and very errrm, snaky...?:-)

But Rhapsody (who named him/her that?) looks quite calm & curious, even.

51 lbs = (mutter mutter mutter, scratch, sigh...) 23.1 kgs (which gives a better idea...one of our IWs is 83kgs.)
And presumably growing fast???

My husband named her and yes she is very curious about everything but not scary. We do take care when she is out, must be at least two people around just in case and she is growing fast. Vet expects her to get to about 16ft (I certainly hope not!)

She adores my husband and cuddles up with him on the sofa, never thought I would have a large snake as competition lol

Dark Angelwitch (Surrey)

Originally Posted by Amy Rose The Hedgehog

Here's a random YouTube video I made of me running from my dogs belle and marley:

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YcICsIM1E

Amyrose, too cute!

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Originally Posted by mollysmom

Amyrose, too cute!

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Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by darkangelwitch

My husband named her and yes she is very curious about everything but not scary. We do take care when she is out, must be at least two people around just in case and she is growing fast. Vet expects her to get to about 16ft (I certainly hope not!)

She adores my husband and cuddles up with him on the sofa, never thought I would have a large snake as competition lol

Dark Angelwitch (Surrey)

That's an interesting one re the cuddles! Lol

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Originally Posted by darkangelwitch

My husband named her and yes she is very curious about everything but not scary. We do take care when she is out, must be at least two people around just in case and she is growing fast. Vet expects her to get to about 16ft (I certainly hope not!)

She adores my husband and cuddles up with him on the sofa, never thought I would have a large snake as competition lol

Dark Angelwitch (Surrey)

No, not something you expect when you've plighted your troth!!

When you write "when she is out", does that mean out in your garden or out for a walk (glide?) down to the park?? And how do you take her to the vet? Has she got the equivalent of a cat box / cage? Or perhaps you carry her around your neck for convenience?:-)

If she really got curious about something, could she travel fast enough to outrun you?

Forgive these nosy questions...I am interested! (Can look after dogs & sheep, but haven't a clue about keeping a snake.)

This isn't about my own pet but thought this little fellow (after being spotted on another thread) deserved an airing here too. He has a "novel" bark!!



He has another skill of pie-flinging:



A couple of other snips:

Originally Posted by stranding

No, not something you expect when you've plighted your troth!!

When you write "when she is out", does that mean out in your garden or out for a walk (glide?) down to the park?? And how do you take her to the vet? Has she got the equivalent of a cat box / cage? Or perhaps you carry her around your neck for convenience?:-)

If she really got curious about something, could she travel fast enough to outrun you?

Forgive these nosy questions...I am interested! (Can look after dogs & sheep, but haven't a clue about keeping a snake.)

LOL

When she is out means out of her vivarium which my husband built for her. It took a year to build and is extremely secure which it needs to be as we have two dogs in the house as well as her and we have to ensure she cannot accidentally escape,

She goes to the vets twice a year for a check up and we put her in an ice hockey bag, it is the only thing large enough to carry her and we can put a small padlock on it to stop her opening the zip (which she did once and we had a loose python in the car, luckily she was smaller then and it was easy for me to put her back in).

We never put her round our necks as she is too big for that now and could easily strangle a person, we carry her using two people (we are very conscious of the dangers of owning such a large snake).

If she wanted to, yes she could move very fast but as she is fed regularly she does not have the need to move fast. I don't think she could out run a human but she could strike and bite at a rapid speed if she was startled of frightened.

I don't mind the questions, there are a lot of people who take on a Burmese python not realising how big they actually get and how much work they are. Luckily in the UK we don't get many people releasing snakes into the wild but I do know it is a problem in the US particularly in Florida where now they are breeding in the wild. One thing that would help the situation is if every potential large snake had to be microchipped by law then if one was caught in the wild it could be traced back to the owner who could then be arrested for animal cruelty, endangerment, and anything else that could be thrown at them.

Rhapsody is microchipped mainly in case she ever did escape (unlikely with the setup we have) at least we would have a chance of getting her back.

Our local policeman brings the rookies round to our house to give them experience of snakes so if they ever come across them on duty they have and idea of what to do or not to do lol

Dark Angelwitch (Surrey)

Darkangelwitch-- you sound like a wonderful, responsible pet owner. Your babies are lucky to have you.

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Originally Posted by mollysmom

Darkangelwitch-- you sound like a wonderful, responsible pet owner. Your babies are lucky to have you.

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Aww thankyou Mollysmom, we try our best. All the animals are rescue, 1 burmese python, 1 Colombian rainbow boa, 1 Greek spur thigh tortoise and 2 dogs lol

Even the neighbours (who don't really like snakes) don't mind about the python because they know how she is kept and appears to be a burglar deterrent hehehe. Would love to see the reaction of a burglar coming face to face with Rhapsody !!!

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