How can I get a Burmese python?

Answer 1

well too bad you didn't ask about a month ago cuz my mom had a 12 ft. female Burmese Python that she gave away. She actually enquired it while working for the Animal Regulation and someone had actually dropped it off. I would suggest trying a reptile store....i don't know where else would have them.

Answer 2

If you live in Florida I would suggest taking a trip to the everglades where the lives of many unwanted exotic pets end up. You can find anything from an anaconda to a capybara there. However, I really wouldnt suggest purchasing a Burmese python, they can get really large and out of control easily, and if you get tired of it which is often the case with many people, they are not easy to get rid of. I would suggest something smaller, perhaps a rosy boa, or a kingsnake which are much more manageable and far less moody as compared to a burmese python. If you do end up getting a snake check out kingsnake.com

Answer 3

For petes sake people. A burmese python is not a good pet period. Unless you are experienced snake handler with ample room for the snake to live throughout its life, do NOT get one. Get a ball python and they do not get too big for one person to handle. I work with reptiles for a living, and get soooooo sick and tired of pet stores selling these too inexperienced people. If you dont know where to get one good. Most people who get these or retics and some redtail boas cannot house these properly will end up letting them go in the wild which is not good for the snake. They are tropical snakes and do not belong in the USA. Noone stops to think about the long run, how do you get rid of them when they get too big? Zoo's will not take them, and even if they do the amount of dumbasses who buy these and cant keep them will fill them up quick. Unless you can give them a room and not a cage I suggest again to get a ball. They get only 5 feet long and look nearly identical and you can handle them alone not with the help of a team. People just don't stop to think before they act. They may be cool when they are 2 feet long, but when they get over 10 there isn't much you can do with them. Do you know where to get goats when they get full grown? A good size cage for a snake is one long enough where they can stretch out. Do you have room for one? What will mommy say about having a potential danger in her house? Do some research first and choose a snake that will best suit you. Rainbow, ball and carpet pythons are also a better choice than a burm.,

Answer 4

If you are seriousy contemplating owning a Burmese Python, first ask yourself if you have the room, and time to house a snake that can potentially reach 20+ft and weigh200+lbs. Than ask yourself if you have the basic constrictor husbandry knowledge. If you have neither or only one, reconsider and go with some of the options the fellow answerers posted. I would personally suggest a Ball Python, or a Colombian Boa Constrictor if you wish to own a moderate sized snake that's fairly manageable.

Answer 5

I agree with the last two answers. If your an experienced snake owner (with large pythons)...some pet stores may carry them. My local pet store actually had two albino adults for sale. Reptile expo's probably have them too. If your not experienced, or a new snake owner, try a ball python. Burmese pythons can kill people. They have before.

Answer 6

If you are seriously asking this question, I would have to guess that you have never owned reptiles before...that being said, BURMESE PYTHONS ARE NOT BEGINNER SNAKES. Please, as an avid reptile lover/owner/breeder who is sick of hearing about burms being let loose in the everglades and irresponsible owners who muddle the perception that keeping reptiles should be a right and that force the average american to contemplate forcing local/state governmental agencies to enact laws to ban the keeping of all reptiles I ask you to consider another species of snake to get. There are plenty of nice snake species that are large constrictors that do not eventually require WHOLE ROOMS to house them in or $50 to feed them a month..like carpet pythons, blood pythons, and brazilian rainbow boas (whose beauty surely surpasses that of burms) and I vote that you research how to get one of these species instead.

Answer 7

Any pet store that sells snakes....but they are not a good beginner snake...they get big and fast and they need lots of space...and attention to temperature, feeding and cleaning. If you are deadset on a python look for a Spotted Python it does not get super big and most people don't have one so you can be different and cool for having it. But PLEASE make sure you do your homework before buying anything. Snakes are not easy pets to keep healthy.

Answer 8

they are all right ,why do you want a snake that will get over 15 feet long and take a dump the size of a great dane, and you'll have to feed it full grown rabbits and small pigs. but if you really want one, more power to you. just rember a snake can that big could accidently bit you and constrict, the next thing you will see is the ol mighty!