Retic or Burm....You Pick

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 11:26 AM

Okay so I am wondering...Okay well I am in love with Retics. I find them so amazing. And I know I have heard they are the worst out of the big snakes. But really I want to know if you had to pick one to have or you have one. Which one is the better pick to have and why? Now I am not thinking of getting one now but maybe later. Lol

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 11:29 AM

Retics to me are the prettiest snake in the world. Well that I know of. Lol

mykee · 02-25-10, 12:02 PM

With the "Big 9" ban on the horizon and very likely to pass in the States, your ability to own either of these animals will be non-existent very soon.

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 12:26 PM

I know!!!! Well maybe I will move out of the states and get one. I really hope this ban doesnt pass

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 12:54 PM

There so amazing
Retic Jungle.jpg

Good 'N Plenty · 02-25-10, 01:02 PM

I personally find the Burms more appealing, stemming mostly from the differing head shapes. I prefer stockier looking snakes, and the shape of the noses between the two is markedly different, with the retic being slightly leaner and narrower.

On a side note, my impression (and experience in meeting, as I've never owned a retic, burm, or af rock) is that Af Rocks are typically the most tempermental of the Big 4, though I'm sure theres anecdotal evidence to the contrary

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 01:17 PM

Are the Retics really fast? I hear they are

Will0W783 · 02-25-10, 01:28 PM

Eh, most snakes are fast when they want to be. My sd retic is no faster than a lot of my other snakes. Retics are just big, and they aren't slowed down by their size so they can seem a lot faster because of their sheer bulk. They are also one of the more intelligent snakes. They can learn to distinguish between individual people and decide they "don't like" a certain person. Other snakes can do this too (my fiance's evil Nic RTB who hates my guts and tries to get me all the time, but is fine with everyone else) but it's been noted more in retics.

marvelfreak · 02-25-10, 01:55 PM

I have to pick retic. I use to own both. I had 3 normal, 1 albino, 1 green patternless, and 1 labyrinth. I also had 1 orange head retic that was pure evil. well towards me anyway. Seem to like everyone else but me. I like retics because they seem smarter than most snakes. It like they watch your body language as much as you watch theirs. It like they can read it. If i ever own a retic again it be a Super dwarf. There's a reason i don't own these big snakes anymore. Had a 8 foot burm leave me with temp nerve damage in my left hand and 76 teeth hole with 14 broke of in my hand. The retic bit me on the nose twice. Then i had a 9 foot boa choke me out once. She got wrapped around my neck a started squeezing. I always thought i could pull her off. Well she was stronger than i thought and it's hard to pull a snake off if you can't breath. Luckly my brother an sister law show up just in time to pull her off. I had turn blue an just pass out when they came in. After that i sold off all my big snake and decided i would never have a snake i couldn't easyly handle by myself. I love the big boy ,but never want one again.

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 02:07 PM

I would love a big Retic. But when you think about it they can take your life. Not saying that they are bad snakes just you need to know how to watch them. I love the Dwarfs. Just I like alot of the colors like the Retics that the dwarfs dont have. I like burms but I am more of a Retic fan.

Feebo · 02-25-10, 06:08 PM

What are the big nine then? I can think of six or seven off the top of my head and that would be, Retics, African Rock pythons, Berms, Anacondas.... uummmmm..... what else?
That must have been pretty scary Marvel, did you have it around your neck while holding it? Or did it work it`s way there? Retics just plain scare me, not a chance I`d have one of those lol I do have a pair of Boas though, a Dwarf and a Common, I`ll need to be very careful with those guys as they get bigger. You could easily get into trouble with a fully grown Boa, and that`s big enough for me

If I were to get one or the other though it would be a Retic, those guys are just beautiful !

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 06:14 PM

Tell me about it Retics are amazing looking. Hey how big do Boas get anyway?

Feebo · 02-25-10, 06:29 PM

Well you hear fourteen feet a lot, which some people say is super rare but I had a thirteen foot male, he used to take up my whole flat ! lol My females mother was eleven feet and getting on for as thick as my leg. The power on a Boa over about six feet is just incredible.....

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 06:46 PM

Thats so cool!! I love big snakes!! I think they are so beautiful. But if this law passes in the USA. I wont be able to get one.

I will move out of the USA and go some where else. Lol

Hillsberry · 02-25-10, 06:51 PM

I have been reading alot about Retics and they as they are good pets for experienced owners. They said if they are handled alot and the enclosure is right they can be good pets.