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

Posted by joemonahan@uswest.net on February 05, 2001 at 22:33:49:

In Reply to: 9 Ft. Male I had a while back...... posted by Fred Albury on February 05, 2001 at 15:21:44:

Fred,

Is your 7 ft+ male "cadillac"? Those big Indigos are just very cool.

But I think Pituophis could give Indigoes a run for the largest North American species. (Maybe Coachwhips too). I've seen captive born Pine snakes that grew to be huge, pushing 8 foot easy. I also know a guy who has had easy 7 FT Pituophis sayi. The ones I had almost exploded to the 6 foot range, so I suspected they would eventually get much bigger. A lot of this is not well documented though and I fully understand the tendency to exaggerate the length of snakes!

: : 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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: Fred, : Is your 7 ft+ male "cadillac"? Those big Indigos are just very cool. : But I think Pituophis could give Indigoes a run for the largest North American species. (Maybe Coachwhips too). I've seen captive born Pine snakes that grew to be huge, pushing 8 foot easy. I also know a guy who has had easy 7 FT Pituophis sayi. The ones I had almost exploded to the 6 foot range, so I suspected they would eventually get much bigger. A lot of this is not well documented though and I fully understand the tendency to exaggerate the length of snakes! : : : : 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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