Supper with the neighbours.

[jizzybloke]

^Well yeah, but for something like that you would get a French person to cook it for you.

Heston Blumenthal would be best for that i reckon!

[johnbkk]

Personally, I'd keep it as a pet, it'd keep the mice out of the house, but that's not everybody's gusto, nor a general solution.

That one was probably past the mice eating stage, given the size. They're difficult animals to keep, even when born in captivity.

Feeding less frequently is usually done so they stay a manageable size for as long as possible.

[Loy Toy]

Snakes on poppers!

Yep not good when some poor punter sitting in a beer bar gets choked to death before he has paid the bill or a bar fine for a slapdog.

Some Thai told me they inject the snake as they don't feed so regularly.

[lom]

moving up to rats and eventually rabbits

Rabbits who are so cute. How disgusting!

[dirtydog]

^^^I think it would have kept perfectly well in the freezer for at least 6 months.

[English Noodles]

Feeding: Burmese pythons are usually good eaters and care must be taken not to overfeed or you will end up with an obese snake. Hatchlings can be fed mice or fuzzy rats, moving up to rats and eventually rabbits as the snake grows (feed prey pre-killed). The prey should be no larger than the width of the snake. Hatchlings can be fed 1-2 times a week but adult snakes only need to be fed every 2 weeks or so. Feed often enough to maintain optimum body condition but be careful not to over feed as these snakes are prone to obesity.

Yes that site is showing people how to develop proper feeding habits of the species which is crucial for safe handling of captive Burmese pythons. A wild Burmese python will only feed once every two weeks or so.

[dirtydog]

From reading that and all the newspaper reports I have read they seem to eat whenever they get the chance and most times get caught barely able to move, but hey, your the expert, aint you?

[dirtydog]

I'm sorry erco, but reading the feeding habits of pythons in the bit I quoted makes them sound like they will eat if the food/chickens are there.

[lom]

^And in that aspect they are not different from the village man who catch the snake when it appears..

[English Noodles]

I'm sorry erco, but reading the feeding habits of pythons in the bit I quoted makes them sound like they will eat if the food/chickens are there.

The site you quoted from is about captive pythons.

[English Noodles]

I'm sorry erco, but reading the feeding habits of pythons in the bit I quoted makes them sound like they will eat if the food/chickens are there.

The site you quoted from is about captive pythons, are you

[dirtydog]

Do captive human prisoners eat more than free ones if they have the chance?

[English Noodles]

I'm sorry erco, but reading the feeding habits of pythons in the bit I quoted makes them sound like they will eat if the food/chickens are there.

The site you quoted from is about captive pythons, are you having trouble realising the difference?

[dirtydog]

Do they know they are captive?

[keda]

...Hatchlings can be fed mice or fuzzy rats, moving up to rats and eventually rabbits as the snake grows (feed prey pre-killed)...

Is pre-killed the politically correct term for live?

Sorry, I've been away from civilisation a while - since when have we been pre-dead?

[spiff]

Pre-killed=killed before feeding them, you can store food for your snake, i.e. rats, in the freezer.

[kingwilly]

Is pre-killed the politically correct term for live?

nope. means the animals have been killed prior to feeding the snake.

ie not feed live to the snake.

[EmperorTud]

Snake Surprise



Another Thai speciality - chilled monkey brains.

[spiff]

Don't look very Thai to me, that...

[dirtydog]

Don't let facts get in the way of turds posts you fool, now shut up.

[keda]

Is pre-killed the politically correct term for live?

nope. means the animals have been killed prior to feeding the snake.

ie not feed live to the snake.

Thanks, just that my mate used to feed his pythons with live rats and chicks, which I took as the quote to mean pre-killed.

[keda]

btw my edit, quote, and other formatting options/smilies don't work, again...it worked fine before then went screwy, but hopefully like in the past it will probably work fine again after a few WEEKS with no input from me.

[Gerbil]

we are on cod now

I admit I aint the best at animal recognition but that sure weren't no cod, it may not have even been a Burmese Python, but it was a snake.

Could have been a Koi.

[kingwilly]

Could have been a Koi.

You are Fucking wrong - its obviously a comet!

[Bones]

They'll avoid confrontation.

not always

"This python actively stalked their dog."

Cairns.com.au - Monster python eats pet