green anaconda

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Jack Dempsey
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Do any of u guys keep these snakes.Before u start flaming,i dont have one of these snakes,nor do i intend to get one.I was just wondering because a guy at a reptile show was selling babys or 20 bucks.(he is from south america)I dident buy one because i kno i obviously cant care for a beast like that.But anyway do any of u guys have pics of ur anacondas or know of any stories of friends who had some.Please share.:)
 
definatley not a snake for the average joe...especially if joe is a lil kid...cause then joe might get eaten ... :)
 
they are bigger and said to be of a less "agressive/defensive" nature than the yellows, although these observations may be based on wild caught animals, so whether or not the generalisation stays true to captive bred, I don't know. They are cheap because there is not the demand for them that many other snakes have.
 
I know a guy who used to live in Florida an had a green, then Florida banned the species and he moved to a different state. He keeps his large female grren in a custom built outdoor enclosure. I've wondered about keeping one myself, in the future ofcourse.
 
large_cichlids;1263605; said:
)I dident buy one because i kno i obviously cant care for a beast like that..:)

Youre having a hard time caring for the baby boa you have now thats only a foot long. I would hate to see you with it full grown still living in that 55.

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OOOOh brother lets not start...

Anyway, a good friend of mine has a 7 foot male. My friend Beau, the same freshman who had the caiman Im sure a few of you might remember. This, however, is perhaps his most well-taken care of animal. He loves Andy like a family member, and its perhaps the most gentle and inquisitive (and eerily intelligent looking) snake Ive ever known personally. Since its a male, it wont get over 10 feet (on average of course) and he has a large costum built enclosure in his garage. Instead of a large water basin (which they dont really require, they will even breed without one), he takes it in the backyard pool every once in a while. He even did that with his dwarf caiman a few times, with mouth taped. Anyway, he is oddly responsible and caring for it compared to his others. He used to have an attitude similar to yours L_C, but I think once he discovered a herp he truly LOVES, he chose quality over quantity.

Good story? :)

I would like to use my future animals in educational presentations, possibly an anaconda. As you know, I work at the nature center and we do these all the time for birthday parties and other programs, and it is something I truly ENJOY. Today I just did one, in fact, and we got a 20 dollar donation! (parties are free) We did a party for about 20 kids, and we used our gray treefrog, american toad, spotted salamander, painted turtle, box turtle, common snapper, albino corn, and northern pine snake and we had a blast. Im sure Ill have a pretty large collection eventually, and Id like to use them in any way possible to better the knowledge of reptiles. Every educator has a BIG snake right? I was thinking male green anaconda, female granite burm, or albino retic after the price goes below 200 or so. Haha sorry for rambling but it was anaconda related :P
 
Z Trip;1264123; said:
Youre having a hard time caring for the baby boa you have now thats only a foot long. I would hate to see you with it full grown still living in that 55.

Z

Holy crap, I know i don't post very much however I do read this forum quite a bit so I know the history here but damn..... that has to be one of the most pointless and petty posts I have ever read:screwy:

hmmmm We can't keep snakes down in this part of the world but I would imagine that if you kept an Anoconda then you would want to make sure it was never hungry...... ;-)
 
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