When is a giant a "giant"

red ink · 05-02-12, 02:43 AM

Just a personal thought question guys...

What do people consider to be giants?

Is it the known species i.e. burms, afrocks, condas or is it a question of size?

KSTAR · 05-02-12, 02:52 AM

I Think it's A Question of size....

Xanafein · 05-02-12, 03:06 AM

I was Always under the impression it was determined by a species Average size

Wich is why Burms, Retics, Rocks, and Greens are considered Giants

shaunyboy · 05-02-12, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by KSTAR

I Think it's A Question of size....

^^^^^
i'll 2nd that

i'm not up on my giant snakes,but in general i don't think scrub pythons are regarded as giants

where i " would " think of them as giants,considering scrubs at 5 meters in length are not uncommon,granted they are not as heavy bodied as giants,but at 15ft imo thats one giant snake

cheers shaun

Caylan · 05-02-12, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

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i'll 2nd that

i'm not up on my giant snakes,but in general i don't think scrub pythons are regarded as giants

where i " would " think of them as giants,considering scrubs at 5 meters in length are not uncommon,granted they are not as heavy bodied as giants,but at 15ft imo thats one giant snake

cheers shaun

Not to mention, even at a measly 10 feet, they can easily take down and eat a wallaby. Slim build doesn't mean less power, just means compressed power

Giant is a term used for something larger then normal, so any snake that is larger then "normal" could be a giant. Is a 7 foot ball python a giant snake? No, but its a giant ball python. I mean why try to classify any group of snakes by size?? Haven't seen anyone try to make a pygmy group, Chameleons have one... Pick on someone your own size

shaunyboy · 05-02-12, 03:34 AM

i would say scrubby's are more dangerous to a keeper,than the heavy bodied giants

scrubs are fenominally quick and powerfull.....!!!

as percy on here used to say " heat seeking missles with teeth "

fast and powerfull they be

cheers shaun

Caylan · 05-02-12, 04:04 AM

Snakes aren't dangerous... but yeah, a scrub could easily take a keeper by surprise with its power and speed. Heat seeking I'd believe too, I mean look at their face

Lankyrob · 05-02-12, 04:06 AM

I take anything that AVERAGES over 10ft in length as a giant but have no idea of the "official" definition.

shaunyboy · 05-02-12, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Caylan

Snakes aren't dangerous... but yeah, a scrub could easily take a keeper by surprise with its power and speed. Heat seeking I'd believe too, I mean look at their face

imo big snakes can be dangerous and should be shown respect at all times

having something like a black headed python,blood python,woma,scrubby or even an adult carpet hanging off your face.....

is dangerous mate

not having a go,i just disagree with your statment that snakes " aren't dangerous "

anything with that power and amount of teeth can do damage,hence the danger = dangerous

cheers shaun

CDN_Blood · 05-02-12, 04:54 AM

I think it's a question of size also, but I can't agree that snakes aren't dangerous. Some boids are quite dangerous at relatively small sizes. Pound for pound they're stronger than we are, and that makes them a threat. It's how social (or unsocial) they are that lowers (or raises) the danger level. I'm actually shocked to hear someone who works with boids say that snakes aren't dangerous - it shows a lack of understanding and that scares me, lol.

exwizard · 05-02-12, 04:59 AM

Is Black Betty a giant?

CDN_Blood · 05-02-12, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

I take anything that AVERAGES over 10ft in length as a giant but have no idea of the "official" definition.

I believe the official thought is anything over 7 feet, or at least it used to be the accepted benchmark for being classified as giant...

Norm66 · 05-02-12, 05:59 AM

When I see people refer to "Giant snakes" it's usually retics, burms, Afrocks and Green annies they mean. A particular boa might be a giant but I don't usually consider BCI or BCC to be giants.

As far as I know it's just an un-official nomenclature so obviously what it means varies from person to person.

CDN_Blood · 05-02-12, 06:02 AM

Make no mistake, boas can get BIG. Click here if you don't believe it...

KORBIN5895 · 05-02-12, 06:05 AM

I feel anything bigger than me is pretty freaking big. Just saw a friends 8" bci and that was a lot of snake. I think any snake over 7' is a good standard. My male bci is 5.5' and can be a handful. I can just imagine another two feet on him would make him a real beast.