Yellow Anaconda wanted

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by poison123

I still consider a yellow anaconda a large snake.

Without a doubt but they still do not grow near as fast as a retic/burmese or get as big.

[tuckersnakes]

I have had snakes in the past and I had a yellow anaconda about 15 years ago. it was my favorite snake super cool looking and tame. unfortunately I had to move and I could not take the snake with me. so now I want another 1 but it looks like I can't get 1 because of some dumb law. oh well guess I'll just get a boa instead. and if I drove across state lines to buy 1 I doubt there be road blocks on the way back checking the car for a snake.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by tuckersnakes

I have had snakes in the past and I had a yellow anaconda about 15 years ago. it was my favorite snake super cool looking and tame. unfortunately I had to move and I could not take the snake with me. so now I want another 1 but it looks like I can't get 1 because of some dumb law. oh well guess I'll just get a boa instead. and if I drove across state lines to buy 1 I doubt there be road blocks on the way back checking the car for a snake.

With this attitude floating around you'll end up with an all out ban on keeping them eventually... Just my opinion.

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by tuckersnakes

I have had snakes in the past and I had a yellow anaconda about 15 years ago. it was my favorite snake super cool looking and tame. unfortunately I had to move and I could not take the snake with me. so now I want another 1 but it looks like I can't get 1 because of some dumb law. oh well guess I'll just get a boa instead. and if I drove across state lines to buy 1 I doubt there be road blocks on the way back checking the car for a snake.

If you can find one within your own state then it's perfectly legal.
As to whether or not Yellows are large snakes.. It's a matter of perspective. To someone who works with snakes that size and larger, they could be considered small... To someone who only works with Garter Snakes, they're huge.
IMO a male Yellow is not a large snake, and would not cause size related problems for a new keeper, especially if they bought a baby, as they would learn as it grew. Females can get quite large. I remember seeing a Jeff Corwin episode ages ago which showed a female which was twelve feet or more.
Please do not break the law, that just encourages more bans. We must abide by the rules, no matter how ridiculous they may be.

[marvelfreak]

Originally Posted by tuckersnakes

I have had snakes in the past and I had a yellow anaconda about 15 years ago. it was my favorite snake super cool looking and tame. unfortunately I had to move and I could not take the snake with me. so now I want another 1 but it looks like I can't get 1 because of some dumb law. oh well guess I'll just get a boa instead. and if I drove across state lines to buy 1 I doubt there be road blocks on the way back checking the car for a snake.

I believe that pet store have to have proof of you living in the state.
You could check craigslist, Kingsnake.com Classifieds > Other Boa Classifieds, or you could try Snakes For Sale/Wanteds - FaunaClassifieds

As for size a have a male Yellow that is going on 3 years old and only 7.5 feet. Male very seldom get over 10 feet. We have one member on here that a male that over 20 years old and under 10 feet. The big problem is a lot of people over feed them. Their care is basically the same as a RTB or Rainbow Boa.

BTW just out of curiosity how many people that responded to the OP question have ever worked with or own anacondas?

[blood_shot]

My greenie is extremely docile, is around 9 months old and (havent measured yet) is roughly 3ft long. Ordered him online, doesnt have feeding scars and has not had an issue with any feeding.