The big guy gets to go outside.

[kittyhazelton]

Well, we had a gorgious day here so Levi, my 7' burmese python got to go outside. Enjoy.

http://www.albinoburmese.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2961

http://www.albinoburmese.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=2963

Who can resist such a cutie. :)

[budrecki]

What a handsome boy!

[Riso-chan]

He/she is beautiful:). I've notices before that the albinos seem more gentle, I couldbe wrong but it just seems they are more dependant on their caretaker because of the health aliments they can face from albinoism. I've owned a female leopard gecko for about 6 years now, and while she isn't quite on the same scale as your snake, she gives me the feeling that reptiles are alot more intelligent and curious than they are given credit for. BTW, those are nice reddish eyes on the snake. How long have you had it, and how old is it?

[kittyhazelton]

I've had him since august '05. According to the person I got him from he is about 2 1/2 years old. (Very small from his age, due to being underfed while he was a young snake.)
And to answer the comment about the albinos being more mellow. I don't think it really has to do with ailments or anything like that. i think it has to do with the fact that the ailbinos are 100% captive bred babies. Any albino python that you see at the pet store is born from captive bred parents, that were also most likely born from captive breds.
Though wild-caught snakes are less common, my opinion (and i could be waay off here) is that the normal patterend ones probably have more of the wild gene left in the normal patterned ones simply because they haven't been bred out so much for the albino color.

[rosita]

Wow, he is one handsome fella! It's good to hear he has a caring and loving home now. And I bet he really enjoyed that sunshine. I have always loved snakes, but I just can't handle the thought of feeding them live mice/rats--the screaming would echo in my mind, no matter how short. Oh well, we're all squeamish about something. Plus, I think my mom would think I've finally gone completely off the edge LOL. Too many critters already. . . well, I don't think so. :D She lives several states away, anyhoo!!

Enjoy Levi!!!! And thanks for sharing the pix!! Great!!

[kittyhazelton]

No live food for this guy. All the rats I feed him are pre-killed and frozen. I had given him a live rat once, and it bit him up pretty bad. Took a few sheds for the scar to go away, and wounds show up really easily on the albinos.

[Lila]

Oh, he's so beautiful. My son loves snakes. He thought he was cool.

So what's his name? And how long is he?

[kittyhazelton]

7' a little over. his name is Leviathan, Levi for short.

[DirkW]

Do your neighbors know you take you 7' python out for walks?

[kittyhazelton]

well....They didn't until the other day. :laugh:
Some were intrigued, some were like "Oh my GOD!!" and then there was a couple with the little boy who LOVED snakes and got to pet him. Seeing children showing interest in these animals makes my day.

[Holly9937]

very cool, I'd love to have one, but not sure it will ever happen. Are they slow enough that he couldn't take off then? Its really nice of you to let the snake enjoy the great outdoors!! Are there any disease/illness issues with that? You can tell I'm cluelss :o :joke:

[tricksterpup]

well....They didn't until the other day. :laugh:
Some were intrigued, some were like "Oh my GOD!!" and then there was a couple with the little boy who LOVED snakes and got to pet him. Seeing children showing interest in these animals makes my day.
Yeah, I have taken my corn and bairds rat snake out the other day when it was 70+ and sunny outside. The kids just loved them and wanted to know more about them. But your snake is very pretty, a shame the city I live in does not allow anything over 8 feet as a pet. My complex, I was told doesn't allow anything over 5. So no big snakes like this for me. :(

[born2lovefish]

I hate snake, but he looks pretty sweet if you ask me. Nice snake.

[tricksterpup]

I hate snake, but he looks pretty sweet if you ask me. Nice snake.
Oh, I was pretty Anti Snake up until fall and I posted I would never have one. lol, I own a few corns now. And they are great pets, feed them and change the litter every once a week.

[led_zeppelin]

just curious but what does one of those go for price wise? and does it make a difference with size?

[kittyhazelton]

baby albinos go for around $250 for the regular albino like the one shown in my pics. Adults can go for alot more (400+ I've seen), and even more so if they are female. There are also different pattern variations which 'cause the price to go up even more. Then the regulars are available for anywhere between 100-200 for the babies.
Of course, if you keep your eye out, you'll find one in the paper going for really cheap or free because alot of people don't realise how big they get before buying one, then they just want it off thier hands. (That's how I ended up with my guy.) We built a 6'long by 2.5'deep, by 4' high cage with multiple levels, variation in temperature zones, and large branches for him to climb on.

[Lila]

7' a little over. his name is Leviathan, Levi for short.

Nice name. :)

I got to pet stingrays and horned sharks last weekend! The sharks were cool. They'd swim right up to you and stop and sit still while you pet them. Really neat!

Lila

[125gJoe]

Do your neighbors know you take you 7' python out for walks?That's a good one!

I was going to ask, "... .. out for crawls?"


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[tricksterpup]

I had my big guy outside the other day, It reached over 75 degrees and I felt safe for him to be out with me on the leash. He sat on the front steps with me in the sun and then walked around in the grass and ate dandelions.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g160/tricksterpup/Calvin.jpg

[DirkW]

He sat on the front steps with me in the sun and then walked around in the grass and ate dandelions.
How do dandelions taste?

[Holly9937]

How do dandelions taste?

Pretty good on salads actually, just pick from the front yard to avoid dog pee :laugh: