Re: ? about Taiwan Beauties

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Posted by dave t on March 10, 2001 at 13:17:00:

In Reply to: ? about Taiwan Beauties posted by john on March 10, 2001 at 08:45:13:

A friend of mine describes handling a Taiwan as being similar to holding on to a live cable. They are strong and active. However, all of mine calm down after a few minutes and become pretty docile. None of mine are biters, but they are ravenous feeders.
My male is about 2 1/2 yrs old now and is over six feet, probably closer to 7, so I don't know about your 7.5 ft record. Perhaps that's a different subspecies? I got mine from a friend who has bred them a number of times and his older adults are easily 8 ft.

: Hi All,

: I have seen a bunch of posts here about these beauty snakes and i have become intrigued. I decide to do some research on the web and in books so I can decide if this snake should be my next purchase, however I still have a few questions. People seem to be at odds on temperment. Some say they make great pets, others say the are nippy and too fast to be handled. Are they faster than corns or just as nippy as babies? This is important to us as we love to handle our snakes. Also, some reports have them growing in excess of 9 feet. One book has the official record at like 7.5 so who is right here? And if they can get that large, how big of an enclosure do I need? I know they are relatively thin, so do I still need a tank 2/3 it's body length? All help is greatly appreciated.
: Thanks,
: John

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: A friend of mine describes handling a Taiwan as being similar to holding on to a live cable. They are strong and active. However, all of mine calm down after a few minutes and become pretty docile. None of mine are biters, but they are ravenous feeders. : My male is about 2 1/2 yrs old now and is over six feet, probably closer to 7, so I don't know about your 7.5 ft record. Perhaps that's a different subspecies? I got mine from a friend who has bred them a number of times and his older adults are easily 8 ft. : : Hi All, : : I have seen a bunch of posts here about these beauty snakes and i have become intrigued. I decide to do some research on the web and in books so I can decide if this snake should be my next purchase, however I still have a few questions. People seem to be at odds on temperment. Some say they make great pets, others say the are nippy and too fast to be handled. Are they faster than corns or just as nippy as babies? This is important to us as we love to handle our snakes. Also, some reports have them growing in excess of 9 feet. One book has the official record at like 7.5 so who is right here? And if they can get that large, how big of an enclosure do I need? I know they are relatively thin, so do I still need a tank 2/3 it's body length? All help is greatly appreciated. : : Thanks, : : John

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