LOL, I can relate, unfortunately ;-) (np)

Posted by Scott Garrett on May 23, 2002 at 20:40:12:

In Reply to: and mine... posted by Dean Alessandrini on May 23, 2002 at 15:48:09:

: From what I've seen in Florida, they tend to be much thinner in general than captive snakes UNTIL they hit about 6'

: All the 6' + snakes were HEFTY. guess the old metablosim catches up with them!

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: : : I was recently visiting a local nature center which has a 5-6 foot eastern indigo. Probably closer to 5 feet. In terms of girth, it was like a lot of captive indogos I've seen at museums and other nature centers here in FL. These snakes are absolutely FAT. This particular one had a girth like a semi-squashed grapefruit. I know drymarchon are robust snakes, but this was getting towards blood python thick.

: : : Every pic of drymarchon I've seen they tend to be more colubrid-like, but on the thick side.

: : : So is this kind of fatness (for lack of a better word) just a by-product of captivity?

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: : From what I've seen in Florida, they tend to be much thinner in general than captive snakes UNTIL they hit about 6' : : All the 6' + snakes were HEFTY. guess the old metablosim catches up with them! : : : : : : : I was recently visiting a local nature center which has a 5-6 foot eastern indigo. Probably closer to 5 feet. In terms of girth, it was like a lot of captive indogos I've seen at museums and other nature centers here in FL. These snakes are absolutely FAT. This particular one had a girth like a semi-squashed grapefruit. I know drymarchon are robust snakes, but this was getting towards blood python thick. : : : : Every pic of drymarchon I've seen they tend to be more colubrid-like, but on the thick side. : : : : So is this kind of fatness (for lack of a better word) just a by-product of captivity?

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