Father used to have a 13' retic. Her name was shokura.

[lithiun]

All I can say is that I totally agree with you. It ended on a good not but there was always the chance that it couldn't and that could've been a costly mistake. As an adult I realize that it shouldn't have been left to roam about even if it is a docile snake. Because of the off chance it might not be docile. I hope nobody takes this and decides to let there snake roam loose. It is a very bad idea and I'm lucky nothing worse happened. As far as I'm concerned all snakes should be treated with a level of caution, and that goes for just about any wild/exotic animal. To give more insight the snake was always supervised to some degree and when my younger siblings where born she was let out only on certain occasions. Also the enclosure she was in was a proper setup for a retic her size.