largest savannah monitor you have seen?

[mbayless]

What is the largest Savannah/Bosc monitor you have ever seen? I have seen 5'1" male; There does not seem to be a record size holder for this species??

For V. albigularis it is 7'3", but unauthenticated reports of them reaching 8-9 feet, and I believe them.

Thanks,
markb

[markuss]

A buddy of mine has a 5' female other then that that is the biggest i have seen too but my god if my albig gets to 8-9 feet i am going to **** my self. :P but that is something that i want to try and find out now. if you find out the record post it and let me know.

[mbayless]

The 8-9 foot albigularis comes from an albigularis species found and measured in the Kalahari Desert in 1886 by A.G. Farini. Sooo, I guess you will have to #$%@ yourself now! I believe Farini's account...there is also reports of animals this size just south of Lake Chilwa, Malawi.
markb

[bistrobob85]

Hehe, i've got a 32'' long exanthematicus which is just under 2 years of age... Hope to get it reach near 4'... Of course, its not an albig or anything close to it but its still a sav!!

phil.