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newbie here getting a green anaconda

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davidseddie said:
actually male greens only grow to around 10ft
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I will have to balk at this stat as well. I personally cared for male anacondas that were over 10 feet while working at an AZA zoo. In addition to that, I've hunted for large ones in South America as well and although skunked in my pursuit, I saw many a skinned anaconda from the natives that were well beyond 14 feet...and that is taking into consideration considerable stretching of the skin.

davidseddie said:
in captivity they in there water water oftern which leads to bacterial infections.
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Again, I'll have to ask you to cite sources. My care of our anacondas at the zoo included large soaking pools and the anacondas spent significant time in these areas even though they had drier habitats available in their enclosure. Furthermore, when hunting them in the Amazon Basin, the natives did not take me to dry forests...we were at the edge of the water of the rivers and swamps. But...maybe they didn't know what they were doing.....
 
C'mon you guys...

This kid has verbally insulted three members of this site in this thread alone. He opbviously has no clue what he is talking about, and he obviously doesn't belong here or owning anacondas.

Let it go. Stop feeding the trolls. This one isn't even smart enough to last through his first thread, so just him slowly kill himself by caling people "idiots" and "thick heaed". This kid hasn't got a clue...
 
This kind of thing is why Congress is working on legislation to ban private ownership of many species of snakes.
 
I can't believe it took 45 posts...

Some of us here need to learn not to feed them, thuogh. I know I am often the biggest feeder of the trolls, but even I caught this one with his first post...
 
I had 3 green anacondas...

back when I was into the big snakes, and used to breed Burmese pythons and kept a few retics, etc. The green that I kept the longest was a female, and never did get past 12'. I understand that some from certain localities get bigger than others, but can't tell you which places produce the giants.

We converted a big walk in closet for the anaconda and a few other big snakes back in the '80s. Had to pull them all out into the spare room to feed them separately - what a pain! We installed a bathtub in the room for water. For some reason, the urates of the anaconda stuck to the tub like cement - had to actually chip it away. We used to joke that maybe there could be some $$$ in inventing an adhesive out of it. My anaconda became fairly tame, unlike the two I had previously. But they did seem to have bigger teeth than the similar sized pythons I was keeping at the time - maybe to grab birds landing on the water? Have to get through all of those feathers before they take off!

Anyway, after owning a few in my teens and 20s, I would have to say I don't recommend them to anyone, and will never keep them again myself, either. In general, they seemed messier, more prone to biting, and just not as interesting as other big snakes. And I would not recommend anything that gets over 8 - 9' or so to anyone under 18, and only to adults if they have had quite a few years experience. Many types of boas get fairly large, but are not unmanageable, and make great pets. Boas are a good introduction to see just how well you really like handling big snakes, and cleaning up big poops, lol!

Since the snake will actually be your parents' legal liability / responsibility, (if you are under 18), it would be a good idea for them to read up on them and know what they are getting into.

That said, I should mention that I got my very first anaconda when I was about 17 and living at home (actually, I got two of them at the same time). But they were wild imports, about 6' or so, and never ate for me. They did last a long time, but eventually died. In hindsight, I never should have gotten them. But at 17, I just didn't know that.
 
davidseddie said:
you people r retards fukin listern u c unts
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Oh man, I was going to argue intelligently with you and refute all of your out of whack claims, but with this post it just isn't worth my time. I give you until the end of the day to get banned. Then tomorrow you will have a new name and by the end of the week you will be bored and gone.
 
Can't believe all of that happened...

while I was typing (and answering a couple of phone calls). Oh well, maybe the thread will be good info for the next person who is interested in green anacondas.
 
kathylove said:
back when I was into the big snakes, and used to breed Burmese pythons and kept a few retics, etc. The green that I kept the longest was a female, and never did get past 12'. I understand that some from certain localities get bigger than others, but can't tell you which places produce the giants.
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There was one being sold on Fauna a couple weeks ago that was about 16-17 feet long. The seller was very genuine and honest though, he had some great pics too!! I went to go look for the ad but I think he sold him. Gorgeous snakes by far, but he had the same things to say as what you mention about the care and keeping of these guys.
 
snakewispera snr said:
I can't say his approach was the best to start out on a forum with.... But calling him out as a troll wasn't nice either...
A lot of the things he said about Anacondas is true, and I believe he had researched them or knew someone who does have them...
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snakes/416289-female-anaconda-3.html
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Let's be realistic...some of the things he was saying were sometimes true...yea, he evidently did some rudimentary research, but...his attitude, more than his information, is what made him a troll.

And he was a troll whether he meant to be or not. He started with calling people idiots straight away. Trolling is more than simply looking for a reaction from people. It's also about causing a disturbance any way necessary.

IMO, this kid tried the first route, by stating that he was getting a 'conda after 2 years with cornsnakes. That didn't get people riled, it only got him information, so he started calling people names. He got away with that 3 or 4 times and STILL didn't get the reaction he wanted...so he started outright cursing. It was definitely a troll-progression thread...;)
 
Dangit! I still had some troll food left!!! I hate having to go to school when all the fun stuff is going on. Hey Chris, he started trolling in another thread, and it just progressed to here. That's why people were calling him a troll right off the bat.
 
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