(08-27-2012, 04:28 PM)Victor Leigh Wrote: So the giant constrictors should not be kept as pets, I suppose?
Well, if you have a giant constrictor (burmese/indian python, north or south african rock python, reticulated python, or green anaconda), there are things you have to take into consideration. First, at some point, you will be FEEDING it things that are bigger than most of the pets people people on here have, and you have to be concerned if you have other pets, like cats or dogs. You also have to make sure you have help available, because if a 15' snake doesn't want to go back into its enclosure, it's pretty hard for one person to convince it otherwise.
I won't say that you should never have one, but there are many things you need to consider before doing it, it's a very big commitment (pun intended). Telling your neighbor you've lost your cat or dog because it got out generally incites a much different reaction than a huge python.
