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ErikBush97
10-11-13, 12:36 AM
So.. According to Wiki, the longest Dumeril's recorded was 8'6" long. I was wondering if anyone knows how long the biggest CBB Dumeril's is?? I think mine may have broken the record! :) 8'0"! I thought she was only 6' 7' but I measured her (and remeasured her, and remeasured her!!) I used a few methods to measure her and used each technique several times. She's been 8'0" each time I measured her.
Mikoh4792
10-11-13, 02:26 AM
What methods did you use? 8ft' is pretty big.
ErikBush97
10-11-13, 02:41 AM
What methods did you use? 8ft' is pretty big.

8 feet is very big! The first method I used was running a string along her, and measuring the string. Took a picture of her next to my shoe, and I used my shoe as a ruler and used a website that measures your snake for you (specify ruler size, add two points for the ruler, put points down the body of your snake, tells you how big it is), and I used a measuring tape. I got 7'11", 8'0", and 8'1", did the tests again and I got 8'0", 8'0", and 7'11". I took her out and sat on the floor, and I noticed that she was a lot longer than me. I'm 6'0" so I was intrigued to measure her.
exwizard
10-11-13, 06:27 AM
Is that what Wikipedia says?? Black Betty is over 9' and 26 lbs. Idk where they get their info from.
ErikBush97
10-11-13, 09:07 AM
Is that what Wikipedia says?? Black Betty is over 9' and 26 lbs. Idk where they get their info from.

I just googled her and found pictures of her on another forum. She's pretty!
Boa dumerili - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_dumerili)
exwizard
10-11-13, 09:14 AM
Thank you. :) I have pics of her here as well. If you like, I can post more of them tonight when I get home.

I guess I need to tell Wikipedia about my girl huh? ;)
DeesBalls
10-11-13, 09:30 AM
cant trust wikipedia... most unreliable source of info from the web, general people can add stuff to them...
ErikBush97
10-11-13, 12:24 PM
Thank you. :) I have pics of her here as well. If you like, I can post more of them tonight when I get home.

I guess I need to tell Wikipedia about my girl huh? ;)

I'd love that! And I guess so!
ErikBush97
10-11-13, 12:25 PM
cant trust wikipedia... most unreliable source of info from the web, general people can add stuff to them...

Good point.
exwizard
10-11-13, 01:56 PM
Ok here are some pics of Black Betty. I have more but these give an overview of what she looks like and just how big she is. Yeah this Dumeril's Boa tops 9' and is about 24-26 lbs. I have heard of a guy in Kansas who has a few 10' Dums but I have never seen them, so for now, Betty is the biggest Dum I have ever seen.
exwizard
10-11-13, 02:14 PM
These pics are the most recent as they were taken just this afternoon and Medusa is over 8' long herself.

I need to say that while Betty is the size that she is, Dums don't normally get this big. Normally, females top out at 7' and if you have a 8' Dum you too, have the exception to the rule. :)
Kera
10-11-13, 05:44 PM
Dang. That's all I have to say. My friend has a baby dum and she's maybe 24" tops. So gorgeous!! How old is she?
exwizard
10-11-13, 07:32 PM
She's at least 11 years old but I suspect she's probably closer to 15.
ErikBush97
10-11-13, 09:31 PM
I was worried that mine was overweight but 20 LBS sounds right since she's 8'0" :)
TeaNinja
10-11-13, 09:38 PM
when i did the measuring program with the ruler my male was over 7'. i was shocked.
ErikBush97
10-13-13, 02:50 AM
when i did the measuring program with the ruler my male was over 7'. i was shocked.

Nice! :) got pics? :D
TeaNinja
10-13-13, 04:49 AM
Nice! :) got pics? :D

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-boa-forum/101899-outdoor-dum.html

i have lots of pics of my 2 dums. just search nigma and oracle in the search bar.
ErikBush97
10-13-13, 05:19 AM
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-boa-forum/101899-outdoor-dum.html

i have lots of pics of my 2 dums. just search nigma and oracle in the search bar.

He's beautiful, Zak!!
Sublimeballs
10-15-13, 07:14 PM
I have a friend that's a vet tech. About 3 years ago they were handed over a dumerils by animal control that had been found in a corn field in Winston Salem, NC. She immediately called me to find her a home, I wasn't looking to take in more animals at the time cause i was still keeping crocodilians and varanids at the time; nor was i that familiar with the species so I made some calls and found a buddy that wanted her. He was out of town at the time so I held onto her for a few weeks. She was one of the sweetest snakes I'd ever interacted with. He asked how big she was so I measured her with the old trust string on the spine trick 10 times and took the average. She was 8'7", at the time I had no idea this was large for Dums. Now I'm kicking myself in the teeth for letting her go. Hindsight I should have sold my d*#khead spectical caiman and kept her.
Mikoh4792
10-15-13, 07:19 PM
Hindsight I should have sold my d*#khead spectical caiman and kept her.

I laughed.
ErikBush97
10-18-13, 03:03 AM
Dang. That's all I have to say. My friend has a baby dum and she's maybe 24" tops. So gorgeous!! How old is she?

can't be sure. I got her from Craigslist.