9 Ft. Male I had a while back......

Posted by Fred Albury on February 05, 2001 at 15:21:44:

In Reply to: Big Indigos posted by Doug Taylor on February 05, 2001 at 15:09:56:

: I've recently been in contact with somebody who has a couple Gopher snakes that are both in excess of 8 feet. One may even exceed the 9 foot mark. The pictures appear to confirm the claim.

: I have read that indigos are the largest American Colubrid with the longest recorded somewhere near 9 feet. This may still be true in the wild, but at least in captivity, it looks like they now are #2 with 9 foot pituophis being raised.

: I have a 7 plus foot male EI that could easily break 8 feet in his life, but I don't see it ever reaching 9.

: What's your biggest indigo? Biggest you've seen?

Doug,
The largest Indigo I have ever SEEN was a male that I bought as an adult 10 years ago from a shop in S.Ca. He was 9 ft when i purchased him, and i was assured he was capitve bred. I later had to treat him at a local vet and sold him to an Indigo breeder. My current male is about 7 ft+ now and is still growing, which is kind of mazeing since he is very old. (Documented)
Thanks for raiseing the question.

Fred

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• Re: 9 Ft. Male I had a while back...... joemonahan@uswest.net 02/05/01 (1)
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: : I've recently been in contact with somebody who has a couple Gopher snakes that are both in excess of 8 feet. One may even exceed the 9 foot mark. The pictures appear to confirm the claim. : : I have read that indigos are the largest American Colubrid with the longest recorded somewhere near 9 feet. This may still be true in the wild, but at least in captivity, it looks like they now are #2 with 9 foot pituophis being raised. : : I have a 7 plus foot male EI that could easily break 8 feet in his life, but I don't see it ever reaching 9. : : What's your biggest indigo? Biggest you've seen? : Doug, : The largest Indigo I have ever SEEN was a male that I bought as an adult 10 years ago from a shop in S.Ca. He was 9 ft when i purchased him, and i was assured he was capitve bred. I later had to treat him at a local vet and sold him to an Indigo breeder. My current male is about 7 ft+ now and is still growing, which is kind of mazeing since he is very old. (Documented) : Thanks for raiseing the question. : Fred

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