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09-26-12, 08:52 AM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
Don't hate me for this bro, but I think you should let this one go. This is one of those things that's not worth heating your blood up over. I let myself believe in giants although I am a realist and eventually I am forced accept the reality. It's a serenity prayer moment. I mean, I like to fish and well, I'm not admitting that my perception may have been slightly skewed in the past but I guess its possible.... 
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09-27-12, 04:26 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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Don't hate me for this bro, but I think you should let this one go. This is one of those things that's not worth heating your blood up over. I let myself believe in giants although I am a realist and eventually I am forced accept the reality. It's a serenity prayer moment. I mean, I like to fish and well, I'm not admitting that my perception may have been slightly skewed in the past but I guess its possible.... |
When getting the right info out there may well determine whether I'm allowed to keep my favorite snakes or not I'm going to spread the correct information around as much as possible. With all of the BS laws that people (and groups like the HSUS) are trying to get passed banning herps big and small I think this just might be something other keepers should consider as well.
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09-27-12, 04:24 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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Originally Posted by Rogue628
Love the albino burm. How long is she? It's really hard to tell in that pic. She still has a nice bit of white to her.
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If I had to guess, I would say around 12 ft, but she was never close enough to the glass for a good guesstimate.
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When it comes to snakes I think the typical man rule applies... for every 8" they say it is we should assume its 3"......
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hahahahahahahahahahahaha, maybe not quite THAT much of a disparity, but its a fair point, humans do like to exaggerate a bit... ok a lot.
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10-13-12, 07:02 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
One point I would like to bring up seeing as Titanoboa was mentioned and "possibility" of 25-30ft snakes..
When they discovered Titanoboa they not also discovered large turtles and crocodiles (or alligators I cant remember which) but also larger leaves on the plants as well and were able to deduce that they average temperature was about 7-8 degrees warmer, which allowed these species to grow so large.
Also you didn't have the human interference in the environment and eco system there is today so when you factor these things in, an ever shrinking ecosystem and cooler planet (although Im sure the global warming enthusiasts might debate this) I think the chances of finding anything that big is pretty slim to none.
But like it was mentioned before, youd have to have all the perfect elements, and a bunch of luck. Impossible.. im not sure. Just extremely unlikely.
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03-31-13, 07:47 AM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
The level of oxygen in the atmosphere was significantly higher than it is now. Oxygen is the limiting factor in growth on this planet. Dragon flies used to be 3 feet long. Almost everything on our planet needs oxygen in to produce usable energy. Limit the oxygen, you limit usable energy, thus limiting growth. I won't go into it to deep, but you won't see anything like titanoboa or w.e its called, or mega shark or any of the stuff on discovery channel.
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04-14-13, 03:00 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
Here's my friend with my other big girl
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04-14-13, 03:58 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
@ lemon mate she's a beauty what size is that girl
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04-15-13, 01:17 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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@ lemon mate she's a beauty what size is that girl
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Hi Dave,
She was 18ft 8 inches last time measured and 6 years old.
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04-14-13, 05:09 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
at the end of the day it a choice, I can choose to never bring dwarf babies in the world by not procreating with a dwarf/little person, unless the gene is already in my blood, a dwarf little person can choose not to procreate and adopt children, I can choose not to breed dwarf snakes, as to not bring dwarf snakes into the world. there truly is no difference. I can see your point tho, if the babies from the forced breeding had a lot of side effects like Jag syndrome I would consider it cruel, I have jags and will breed my jag, but I do find it a little cruel at the end of the day as the babies could suffer, but in dwarf snakes there is no risk of suffering. ie not cruel lol
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04-14-13, 10:30 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
I do agree
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04-15-13, 01:16 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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04-16-13, 06:06 AM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
Powerfed=fed as much as possible to get the greatest size as soon as possible
slow grown=fed the ideal amount and let the snake grow as it should
Maintenance fed=fed the absolute minimum to keep it alive but will stunt growth
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04-16-13, 06:19 AM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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Powerfed=fed as much as possible to get the greatest size as soon as possible
slow grown=fed the ideal amount and let the snake grow as it should
Maintenance fed=fed the absolute minimum to keep it alive but will stunt growth
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Ah ok, the slow grown I guess is what confused me. Its not really slow grown then, more like, normal grown. lol
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04-16-13, 08:27 AM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
What would you consider the absolute minimum and what what would you consider the ideal amount
I like to look at how they live in the wild. Although I am not sure exactly how often they successfully catch prey in the wild I am sure it isn't as much as the known "ideal" amount in captivity. Not saying that they should be kept as if they were in the wild, I just think some peoples ideal amount is too much.
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04-16-13, 01:32 PM
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Re: True length of "record" giant pythons.
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What would you consider the absolute minimum and what what would you consider the ideal amount
I like to look at how they live in the wild. Although I am not sure exactly how often they successfully catch prey in the wild I am sure it isn't as much as the known "ideal" amount in captivity. Not saying that they should be kept as if they were in the wild, I just think some peoples ideal amount is too much.
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I don't know for minimum, but for ideal, I feed my retics a rat or rabbit that's slightly larger than the thickest part of the snake's body. I'm curious to know what size other's feed theirs as well though.
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