[Myrddin]

I had a Burmese python that was 18 inches long when I purchased it. Over a year, it grew to 5 1/2 feet. My wife and I decided to pass the snake along to another couple that didn't have small children. We've had a Rosy Boa in the living room for over 10 years.

When I was working a contract in Florida, an employee of my customer invited me over to see his Burmese pythons. The small male weighed 80 lbs and was about 7 feet long. Very nice disposition. The female weighed over 150 lbs and was almost 12 feet long. She had a nasty disposition. Lots of hissing and striking behavior. The snakes lived on a diet of rabbits and chickens. The cage for the female occupied most of a bedroom (8 feet X 8 feet X 2.5 feet).

[Conspiracy Guy]

I like snakes of all types. But my wife can not overcome her fear of them. If I had a snake in the house, I'd have no wife in the house. And my wife is my best friend.