Biggest Blood, Borneo, Sumatran

[python125]

Hi everyone, I thought it would be interesting if everyone could post how long and heavy there biggest shortail python is. Maybe a picture too if u have one. I just love these guys, and I wan to see some real monsters. I have read they can get to be over 4o pounds but I have never seen a pic of one that big.

[malaysianbloods]

This is one of our old bloods that passed away. She was 25-28pounds and 5.5 feet long.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/507/5181100_0026_r1-med.jpg

And here is our other female that is currently in a breeding project, she weighs 17pounds and 5.5' - 6.0' feet long. This pic is when she was about 14 1/2 pounds

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/507/5181100_0043_r1-med.jpg

[malaysianbloods]

Hope you enjoy.

[kevyn]

Amazing Bloods! Too bad your big female passed away. She was a very impressive animal.

[pablo111]

Man I want one of those....

I could never house that though.... :( Lack of space....

Lack of will to feed rabbits to stuff...

[python125]

WOW, that is huge, I couldn't imagine anything that is more than 40 pounds. I was wondering how old those snakes were?

[YoungBuck]

Those bloods are stunning~! Wow~!

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Thanks for the comments.

The striped female was 3-4 years old. We got her about 4 months before she passed. We do not know what happened. The other females age is unknown. Im guessing its around....5 years old.

Pablo, you dont have to feed rabbits to bloods. You can feed them large rats. The only reason we are feeding the female rabbits right now is because we got 16 1.2-1.9 pounders for the price of large rats.

Longest blood I have seen was in a pic and it was just shy of 8ft, second biggest/longest one I have seen was just over 7ft, and was about 35lbs, I think it was a little large(ie: overweight). The fattest(ridiculously obese) blood I have seen was about 6-6.5ft and im guessing a good 50lbs. Many bloods are too fat, and in females this can cause lower levels of sucessful production(Ie: Eggs produced, fertility).

BTW: The funny lookin guy in the pics is me, lol.

C.

[python125]

Cool, thanks for the reply. Like I said to you before, I have to come and take a look at some of your snakes. You have some really sweet snakes. I might even buy one of your babies, if you get some in the near future....

Thanks again.

Fady

[malaysianbloods]

Thanks for all the comments.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Hey Python125, you are welcome to come over anytime. I will PM you my phone number. Also, we are crossing our fingers for babies in april-june hopefully.

Cheers,

Chris

[python125]

thank you very much, I will come and take a look for sure, i just don't know when . When u get some babies I will come and take a look for sure. Please PM me or e-mail me when you get some.
Thanks again for the offer, I will take you up on that : )

Fady

[Linds]

My Borneos are both about as big as the Bloods pictured above. Here's the only pic I have with anything for scale.
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/507/22darky-bottle.jpg">

Here's a monster Borneo from Pro Exotics...
<img src="http://proexotics.com/retail_products/Pythons/new_python/borneo_blood_big_3-22-02.jpg">
http://proexotics.com/retail_products/Pythons/new_python/borneo_blood_big_3-22-02.jpg

[python125]

Wow those are Huge also. Very nice!!

Fady

[kevin marter]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/marter/bigfemale.jpgHi all, hope everyone, and their animals are doing well. I just registered, the site looks cool. This is a pic of one of my females, she is an easy 7' 35-40lbs.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Holy sh*T!!!! That 1st Blood is HUGE!!!!!!!

[bigdave]

Look at the size of that RED BLOOD, it's MASSIVE!....lool
I bet you could get 30 babies out of her no problem!

[python125]

Wow Kevin Marter, your Blood is a MONSTER.

thanks for the pic.

Take care
Fady

[malaysianbloods]

Kevin that female has some awesome colors and gotta love that stripe, did you get that baby you posted from her if so how many eggs were in the clutch.

[kevin marter]

Hey Sid, No I just aquired that big female in June. I have another female who laid a clutch of 18 eggs on the morning of May 15, they hatched on July 15. Thanks,Kevin

[malaysianbloods]

Do you have pics of that female and how big was she before you bred her.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Thats a very nice blood Kevin, too bad you are in the US, lol.

I too am interested in those pics.

Jeff: Lol, yeah, she was a fatty. I know bloods/ST are more girthy by nature, but most(inlcluding her) IMO are fat. Also, their chances of sucessful clutches as I said go down if they are larger.

C.

[kevin marter]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/marter/WCfemale.jpgthis is a recent pic of the female who laid the eggs from my 04 clutch. she is around 20lbs. 5-1/2', and a very tame and calm WC, I have had her for close to 3yrs.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Wow, very nice! How much did she weigh last year when she was being bred? So you only sold 2 of the 18 babies? Thanks for the pic!

C.

[kevin marter]

I remember weighing her,in the late summer, before breeding trials and she was 19lbs.+, the male was right around the same. She continued to feed,although, smaller and less frequent meals, right up until 3 weeks before oviposition. Yes Chris, my big female was a little overweight when I got her. That is when that pic was taken,and as for the male he has only eaten a lg/jbo rat 5 times since a aquired him on Oct. 28 2003. Thanks,Kevin

[kevin marter]

Oops, sorry Chris, I almost forgot about the little ones. 2 are gone and I am waiting on the weather to warm up to ship 4 others.

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Wow(about the male's feeding), thats not much! He must have been quite overweight when you got him then, eh?

You do have very nice bloods! I dont mean to be on your case about large bloods, as I admit I have had a fat one too(though she never did eat for us). Its just something I really take to noticing after looking at many. Anyways, back on topic.

So you plan on keeping 12 of the babies?

Also, WHERE are you getting such nice animals!? Do you have pics of your het-albinos? Thanks.

Chris

[malaysianbloods]

That female has amazing colors, that is one of the best looking bloods that I have seen in a long time.

[kevin marter]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/marter/octalbinos.jpgHere are my albinos Chris,I got them last October from Chuck Glut, (saving grace reptiles). I plan on keeping 2 pair of my 04's, Chris,the rest are available

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Wow those guys are nice! They are really young eh?(judging by the color). Thanks for sharing the pic!

The only problem is that I am in Canada. If you are able to get CITES paperwork done for the snakes, then it may be possible for me to get some of your snakes, but it would be expensive!

Again, thank-you for sharing pictures of your snakes, they are VERY nice!

Im currently looking at a trio of normal bloods.

C.

[dave68]

Those are some amazing looking snakes Kevin, absolutely stunning colours and markings!!Thanks for sharing....Allison

[kevin marter]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone!

[NewLineReptile]

Those are some pretty awsome bloods everyone such nice colors

here is one of my bloods that i had she was about 4.5' and not sure how many lbs she was

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/507/1639bigblood1.jpg

Brandon

[malaysianbloods]

Looks good. Borneo right?

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Nice new line....sorry you dont have her anymore. Yeah same...borneo?

C.