It's really awesome to see more burms being shown for the calm, curious snakes that they are, instead of constantly exploited for their fear and fight or flight responses.
The hunter videos are snakes literally fighting for their lives- honestly if I had the space and time to give a Burm the life it deserves I'd have one - they have such amazing personalities and you can just see the intelligence. Your snakes are beautiful examples of their respective species!
Good video on this species! So much misinformation out there on how they're the worst but in reality they don't know what's going on I've had my male burm for over a year and he's just been the greatest
I have a 10 foot albino burm that looks almost identical to yours. What I find the most interesting is his behavior in the background of your other videos. My guy Clyde does the same behaviors, goes to the top corner of the glass when he wants out. If I just slide the glass open and catch his head as it drops it’s like he is already in the thinking mode and ready come and interact. Thanks for. The great videos.
I just wish there were nationwide standards for educating and keeping large reptiles. Iguanas, tegus, monitors, pythons, boas & more -people don't realize how large these animals are going to become, expensive to feed and house, and in many cases difficult to handle and pet stores and disreputable breeders don't tell them. Think of all the parents that buy these animals for their kids not knowing what they're getting into. My brother got a 6 ft Burmese python. He kept it in a 4 by 2 by 2 terrarium. It was all glass - no substrate, no enrichment. He fed it live chicks, and always had a bunch of guys over to watch the spectacle. It was horrible. He went off to vacation in Australia for 3 months, and left the snake with my mom. He knew she was afraid of it and wouldn't open the cage - because it was a cage, not an enclosure! So for all he knew, it was not going to have water for 3 months. But I guess he knew that I would take the snake, feeding, watering and socializing it. He left the country knowing I would take care of it. What he didn't know was from day one I worked to re-home it to the right person. It wasn't easy, but it had to happen. He was pissed at me-but not as pissed as I was at him for abusing that poor animal. Caused quite a bit of drama in my family - they were all criticizing me for stealing my brother's snake. Finally got tired of hearing it - and told them they were all full of s***. Caused quite a bit of surprise in my ultra - Christian family that I would talk like that, but I had had it. Animal abuse was the real sin here.
The burmese python is probably my dream pet. My whole life I’ve had this urge to handle a snake that’s big enough to practically embrace me. But I live in a city apartment with limited space, a wife who’s kinda afraid of snakes and a 3 year old - so I consider myself lucky I can have my little ball python. Still, I’d love to have a burmese.
I adore Burmese Pythons. I have 2 Albino males and they are smart, curious, gentle and a pleasure to have in my snake family. Both my boys came from breeders. Sad how the Burmese Pythons in the Florida are treated. Much of it is to make money. Politicians must make lots of money any way they can, even if they cause animals to be mistreated. Invasive species are everywhere they can survive. I never watch the ugly snake wranglers on the internet. Love watching people handle snakes, show the true nature of snakes when they are treated well. Today's topic needs addressing, although uncomfortable at times. Always love this channel and all the wonderful snakes.
Happy 🦃 Day Timmy! What scares me so much about all the wild Burms is that if/when they do clean out the deer, the Florida Panther is dead! And we've been trying to save those incredible cats for 30+ years now. Panthers are the most incredible native species in that area and they are gonna starve off.
@@IntrepidExotics right but I don't think people are getting tags to shoot deer in either Everglades National Park or Big Cypress.. it's a miserable place where I don't think anybody hunts, even the Seminole. I could be wrong..
@YachtRockFiend wasn't even touching on hunting, it's the development of the area that is a much greater threat. An ecosystem can naturally balance in most cases, but it can only do so if it exists. In Florida there is some preservation efforts but when there is money to be made from destroying land for human use the land rarely stands a chance. If developers can find an easy scapegoat like an invasive species, they will.
@@IntrepidExotics i get you. My feeble brain didn't get past hunting. The Everglades are done i agree. Look at the Red Tide down there. It's killing all the fish. Runoff from sugar cane processing causes it i've heard. the fishing down there sucks now compared to even 10 years ago.
I find lots of varied information on raising these snakes. How does one raise a big snake, a burm, to be as wonderful as yours are? How do you raise yours? Because not knowing the key to this has been the thing thy has kept me from getting a burm of my own... I could retrofit nearly my entire garage to be a final enclosure.
Finally, Tim, I’ve been waiting for you to do a video on this. Lol. I feel like they’re fighting a problem that’s beyond them getting rid of at this point I feel like they’re just killing these animals for pointless reasons. They should’ve had a permit system in Florida a long time ago knowing these animals could survive there I feel like the state of Florida did this to themselves and now they’re trying to punish responsible keepers.
Thanks brother, I can see that you’re 100% honest and I’m thankful that you care enough to say your piece. I love reptiles, never had any but would love to learn how to keep and handle these animals without getting bitten- hopefully! Will you be doing some more educational vids on these aspects? And could you please share which species would be better to begin with all the way up to venomous species? Here we have alot of elapid species in 🇦🇺 Also how do you calm fear? My first encounter with a wild snake freaked me out, so I’d like to learn how to manage my fear and rationalise it until I conquered it and have confidence working with reptiles. Sorry for the long msg mate?
Definitely appreciate your position, I think there's enough common questions here to put out a video response to actually. I'll make this my next video topic!
Tim! Thank you for explaining to people all about the Burmese python! The Burm has a soft spot in my heart, but I don’t own one. The Burm is just a little too big for me, but I think it’s a beautiful snake. Those hunt videos are devastating for the Burm’s rep! I read an article online about a large female that was captured and put down. The one thing that stood out to me was how they sensationalized the # of eggs it was carrying! They made it seem like that snake would have been responsible for 50 more out there in the Everglades! 🤦🏻♀️ My heart goes out to this beautiful species that has been villainized by people that don’t know much about snakes. The Burm is a victim in the midst of the ecological crisis in the Everglades! Thank you for shedding light on this otherwise dark topic! Beyond the Hunt-love that! 🙌🏼🐍😊
You can now find more information about invasive Burmese pythons in Florida than you can about their natural history in their native ranges. There is something wrong with that picture.
Hello tim live your videos, this is my first time to own an albino burmese. She's now 1 year 5 months and it is starting to get big. May I know how much should I feed her? It seems she is always hungry every week, I dont know if I am doing it wrong. Is half kilo of chicken not enough of its size and age? I think she is almost as size of what you are holding.
Hello! Best rule of thumb is to feed a meal equal the girth of the snake weekly when they are younger and as they mature they may slow down to 2-4 week intervals depending on prey size.
i bought a 2 year old burm and shes VERY defensive. i was told that the owner didnt really handle her. how would i go on about fixing that? how often should i interact her? and how long?
It's different for different animals. Daily handling will desensitize them to people but I try to add a few days in periodically where I don't mess with them like right after feedings and around sheds to give them time for solitude. Sometimes too much handling can be just as stressful, sometimes not...kinda depends on their personalities
Tim I’m sorry for the snakes in the Everglades but they just can’t be there. There are just too many and maybe they each eat once per week but the biodiversity can’t afford that times 100,000. I agree with you! And it sounds like they’re endangered in their native habitat due to the pet trade and loss of habitat. But the Everglades has its own snake species and Burmese pythons are wreaking havoc. I have so much respect for you and your efforts. Just please tell the whole story. You’re the reason those hunts are not the only impression I have of them. I hate seeing any beautiful animal destroyed. There just aren’t many people who can keep big snakes. Thanks for the plug for a captive bred snake. You’re awesome!❤
Part of the point that I was making is that "telling the whole story" requires accurate research that isn't skewed towards anyone's agenda. When the biggest ecological offenders, land developers, run the FWC in Florida it makes their studies suspect at best.
Agreed! Humans are the most invasive species on the planet…and I’m a human obviously. You’re exactly right about land development destroying habitat but that’s not the title of your video. That’s my point. You’ve already convinced me that these are magnificent animals. I’m just not convinced they belong in the Everglades at all. One consequence of their presence is the proliferation of rats due to the loss of the ecological balance. Also they may only eat weekly in captivity but my understanding of wild pythons is that they are opportunistic feeders. They’ll kill an animal or bird if one comes along when they’re feeding whether they just ate or not. We’re on the same side believe me. I just think it’s important to send the whole message in the title so that we’re not pitting honest ecologists against the public’s interests. I hope that makes sense because you’re one of my heroes! I’m not a snake keeper but I think you’re doing the right thing!! Keep going.
@@michellejansen6165 I definitely appreciate your thoughts and there are a lot of different facets to the issue that's for sure. You're right about them not belonging in the everglades, and about them being opportunistic feeders. The title talks about burmese beyond the popularized hunts and just scratches the surface of the myriad of influences on the ecosystem, so I would claim it's fitting to mention issues besides the snakes that are destructive, like land developers, who may are responsible for the decline of species and can conveniently blame it on an easy villain like the Burms. Fact is, when the studies come from Florida universities, funded by florida, with an already inept FWC run by land developers and a political institution bought and paid for by development and tourism, do we honestly expect those studies to be unbiased and accurate? Someone else you may know, Clint Laidlaw of Clints reptiles is an ecologist himself, and along with many others believe that the burmese issue has been overstated and based on biased or manipulated research. Not to make an argument from authority, but the fact is that the actual impact of the burmese in florida is not conclusively settled science, we are wise to not simply pick the conclusion as laymen that just makes the most sense to us or that we hear the most often because then it's simply not a verifiable fact, just opinion. If we really look at the actual work required to accurately and completely assess an ecosystem like that, we very quickly find that the work has not yet been completed, so we legit don't have a solid basis for a finite conclusion. There are many ecologists and biologists that claim the everglades has hit a balance with the burms and I've heard some suggest reclassifying them from invasive (causes harm) to simply a non-native species (with an established, balanced place in the ecosystem). Again, since the actual science is not settled I don't take a position one way or the other until it is. Burms are already on the endangered list in their native habitat and maybe some of the wholesale slaughter here could maybe be stepped-down a bit until there is an actual conclusion on their impact here.
Yes, things were better before. But the genie has escaped and can not be put back in the bottle. Everybody has already heard the other side of the story repeatedly and empathasizes with it based on confirmation bias do to thousands of years of people telling stories about snakes being the bad guy. Literally for the sake of having a common bad guy in the story line. That is why this is in the news.
@@IntrepidExotics Thank you for your reply, it’s really helpful for us in the public who don’t keep snakes. We’re on the same side-you & me. I think what’s bothering you is the same thing that bothers me: watching a wild animal hunted down and (literally) dragged away to its death. Moreover it’s a video to exploit for profit. I hate that! I agree! It’s the same way I feel when wild horses are run down by helicopters to the point of exhaustion and herded into trailers and hauled to holding pens until they die from injury neglecting or human error. My concern is that you make it look easy to have these animals. I submit (and I think Clint would agree here) that they are NOT good pets. How many more rescues can you afford? I know they’re endangered in their native habitat. Let’s talk about why and promote supporting them there-not in the Everglades. Why must the Florida panther pay the price for Burmese python habitat? Or any native species? That’s all I’m saying. Humans tend to be impulsive and wasteful. If you’re convincing them that the Burmese pythons are no problem in Florida and furthermore that they are docile amazing creatures, what stops the public from running out to get one and if it doesn’t work out, turn them loose in a similar habitat elsewhere? That’s all I’m saying. I have horses and I am advocating against the rampant breeding of those animals because it’s creating rescue situations that are horrific. Same with snakes. We all must be good stewards of the environment and people tend to suck at it….. I’m a loyal subscriber grateful for your hard work and dedication to our country and your incredible animals.
It's really awesome to see more burms being shown for the calm, curious snakes that they are, instead of constantly exploited for their fear and fight or flight responses.
The hunter videos are snakes literally fighting for their lives- honestly if I had the space and time to give a Burm the life it deserves I'd have one - they have such amazing personalities and you can just see the intelligence. Your snakes are beautiful examples of their respective species!
Watching you with those snakes melts my heart. I wish my ball pythons were that happy to see me.
Adorable albino baby, so cute and cuddly ❤🥰😍
I love wild normel burmese python colours sooooo lovely colours I dont like different colours of burmese python but like ablao burmese python
I just love how they climb up your chest and look at you face to face... he loves you. ❤
Love how much information you give out on all your videos! That boy is beautiful. Can’t wait till my girl gets big.
Good video on this species! So much misinformation out there on how they're the worst but in reality they don't know what's going on
I've had my male burm for over a year and he's just been the greatest
Great info Tim ,,,, U is the mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
They are so cute!! Hunters go in to kill them and the voice over always acts like its so horrible the snake tries to defend itself.
I have a 10 foot albino burm that looks almost identical to yours. What I find the most interesting is his behavior in the background of your other videos. My guy Clyde does the same behaviors, goes to the top corner of the glass when he wants out. If I just slide the glass open and catch his head as it drops it’s like he is already in the thinking mode and ready come and interact. Thanks for. The great videos.
I just wish there were nationwide standards for educating and keeping large reptiles. Iguanas, tegus, monitors, pythons, boas & more -people don't realize how large these animals are going to become, expensive to feed and house, and in many cases difficult to handle and pet stores and disreputable breeders don't tell them. Think of all the parents that buy these animals for their kids not knowing what they're getting into.
My brother got a 6 ft Burmese python. He kept it in a 4 by 2 by 2 terrarium. It was all glass - no substrate, no enrichment. He fed it live chicks, and always had a bunch of guys over to watch the spectacle. It was horrible.
He went off to vacation in Australia for 3 months, and left the snake with my mom. He knew she was afraid of it and wouldn't open the cage - because it was a cage, not an enclosure! So for all he knew, it was not going to have water for 3 months. But I guess he knew that I would take the snake, feeding, watering and socializing it. He left the country knowing I would take care of it.
What he didn't know was from day one I worked to re-home it to the right person. It wasn't easy, but it had to happen.
He was pissed at me-but not as pissed as I was at him for abusing that poor animal.
Caused quite a bit of drama in my family - they were all criticizing me for stealing my brother's snake. Finally got tired of hearing it - and told them they were all full of s***. Caused quite a bit of surprise in my ultra - Christian family that I would talk like that, but I had had it. Animal abuse was the real sin here.
Aw i missed joining the live chat 😅 fell asleep lol
Great watch though 😁
The burmese python is probably my dream pet. My whole life I’ve had this urge to handle a snake that’s big enough to practically embrace me. But I live in a city apartment with limited space, a wife who’s kinda afraid of snakes and a 3 year old - so I consider myself lucky I can have my little ball python. Still, I’d love to have a burmese.
Female BP's get pretty big. My year and a half old squeezes my neck pretty tight and can wrap around it twice.
I adore Burmese Pythons. I have 2 Albino males and they are smart, curious, gentle and a pleasure to have in my snake family. Both my boys came from breeders. Sad how the Burmese Pythons in the Florida are treated. Much of it is to make money. Politicians must make lots of money any way they can, even if they cause animals to be mistreated.
Invasive species are everywhere they can survive. I never watch the ugly snake wranglers on the internet. Love watching people handle snakes, show the true nature of snakes when they are treated well. Today's topic needs addressing, although uncomfortable at times. Always love this channel and all the wonderful snakes.
Happy 🦃 Day Timmy!
What scares me so much about all the wild Burms is that if/when they do clean out the deer, the Florida Panther is dead! And we've been trying to save those incredible cats for 30+ years now. Panthers are the most incredible native species in that area and they are gonna starve off.
Burms aren't going to decimate a deer population a fraction of as much as humans do.
@@IntrepidExotics right but I don't think people are getting tags to shoot deer in either Everglades National Park or Big Cypress.. it's a miserable place where I don't think anybody hunts, even the Seminole. I could be wrong..
@YachtRockFiend wasn't even touching on hunting, it's the development of the area that is a much greater threat. An ecosystem can naturally balance in most cases, but it can only do so if it exists. In Florida there is some preservation efforts but when there is money to be made from destroying land for human use the land rarely stands a chance. If developers can find an easy scapegoat like an invasive species, they will.
@@IntrepidExotics i get you. My feeble brain didn't get past hunting. The Everglades are done i agree. Look at the Red Tide down there. It's killing all the fish. Runoff from sugar cane processing causes it i've heard. the fishing down there sucks now compared to even 10 years ago.
Execelente trabajo
I've been interested in the dwarf burmese pythons and what breeders will be able to do with their size
AWESOME BURMESE PYHON
Another great video!!!
They look like their fast out growing there vivs
Getting a good size now.
Yup, it's that time. We are hoping to have a larger place in the springtime, when we do I will be building much larger homes for the big snakes.
Nice show..keep it up!
Have kept both burmese and retics so get it for sure
I find lots of varied information on raising these snakes. How does one raise a big snake, a burm, to be as wonderful as yours are? How do you raise yours? Because not knowing the key to this has been the thing thy has kept me from getting a burm of my own... I could retrofit nearly my entire garage to be a final enclosure.
I think the best way to answer this question is in a video, ill do my best to get one out specifically answering for ya!
Hi everybody!!
Finally, Tim, I’ve been waiting for you to do a video on this. Lol. I feel like they’re fighting a problem that’s beyond them getting rid of at this point I feel like they’re just killing these animals for pointless reasons. They should’ve had a permit system in Florida a long time ago knowing these animals could survive there I feel like the state of Florida did this to themselves and now they’re trying to punish responsible keepers.
Thanks brother, I can see that you’re 100% honest and I’m thankful that you care enough to say your piece.
I love reptiles, never had any but would love to learn how to keep and handle these animals without getting bitten- hopefully!
Will you be doing some more educational vids on these aspects?
And could you please share which species would be better to begin with all the way up to venomous species?
Here we have alot of elapid species in 🇦🇺
Also how do you calm fear? My first encounter with a wild snake freaked me out, so I’d like to learn how to manage my fear and rationalise it until I conquered it and have confidence working with reptiles.
Sorry for the long msg mate?
Definitely appreciate your position, I think there's enough common questions here to put out a video response to actually. I'll make this my next video topic!
@@IntrepidExotics Thankyou so much mate! 😊
Tim! Thank you for explaining to people all about the Burmese python! The Burm has a soft spot in my heart, but I don’t own one. The Burm is just a little too big for me, but I think it’s a beautiful snake. Those hunt videos are devastating for the Burm’s rep! I read an article online about a large female that was captured and put down. The one thing that stood out to me was how they sensationalized the # of eggs it was carrying! They made it seem like that snake would have been responsible for 50 more out there in the Everglades! 🤦🏻♀️
My heart goes out to this beautiful species that has been villainized by people that don’t know much about snakes. The Burm is a victim in the midst of the ecological crisis in the Everglades! Thank you for shedding light on this otherwise dark topic! Beyond the Hunt-love that! 🙌🏼🐍😊
You can now find more information about invasive Burmese pythons in Florida than you can about their natural history in their native ranges. There is something wrong with that picture.
Hello tim live your videos, this is my first time to own an albino burmese. She's now 1 year 5 months and it is starting to get big. May I know how much should I feed her? It seems she is always hungry every week, I dont know if I am doing it wrong. Is half kilo of chicken not enough of its size and age? I think she is almost as size of what you are holding.
Hello! Best rule of thumb is to feed a meal equal the girth of the snake weekly when they are younger and as they mature they may slow down to 2-4 week intervals depending on prey size.
i bought a 2 year old burm and shes VERY defensive. i was told that the owner didnt really handle her. how would i go on about fixing that? how often should i interact her? and how long?
It's different for different animals. Daily handling will desensitize them to people but I try to add a few days in periodically where I don't mess with them like right after feedings and around sheds to give them time for solitude. Sometimes too much handling can be just as stressful, sometimes not...kinda depends on their personalities
thank you so much! @@IntrepidExotics
Hey Tim, sent you a message to your gmail account. Hope you get it. Love those Burms!
I got it and replied, thanks!
Tim I’m sorry for the snakes in the Everglades but they just can’t be there. There are just too many and maybe they each eat once per week but the biodiversity can’t afford that times 100,000. I agree with you! And it sounds like they’re endangered in their native habitat due to the pet trade and loss of habitat. But the Everglades has its own snake species and Burmese pythons are wreaking havoc. I have so much respect for you and your efforts. Just please tell the whole story. You’re the reason those hunts are not the only impression I have of them. I hate seeing any beautiful animal destroyed. There just aren’t many people who can keep big snakes. Thanks for the plug for a captive bred snake. You’re awesome!❤
Part of the point that I was making is that "telling the whole story" requires accurate research that isn't skewed towards anyone's agenda. When the biggest ecological offenders, land developers, run the FWC in Florida it makes their studies suspect at best.
Agreed! Humans are the most invasive species on the planet…and I’m a human obviously. You’re exactly right about land development destroying habitat but that’s not the title of your video. That’s my point. You’ve already convinced me that these are magnificent animals. I’m just not convinced they belong in the Everglades at all. One consequence of their presence is the proliferation of rats due to the loss of the ecological balance. Also they may only eat weekly in captivity but my understanding of wild pythons is that they are opportunistic feeders. They’ll kill an animal or bird if one comes along when they’re feeding whether they just ate or not.
We’re on the same side believe me. I just think it’s important to send the whole message in the title so that we’re not pitting honest ecologists against the public’s interests. I hope that makes sense because you’re one of my heroes! I’m not a snake keeper but I think you’re doing the right thing!! Keep going.
@@michellejansen6165 I definitely appreciate your thoughts and there are a lot of different facets to the issue that's for sure. You're right about them not belonging in the everglades, and about them being opportunistic feeders. The title talks about burmese beyond the popularized hunts and just scratches the surface of the myriad of influences on the ecosystem, so I would claim it's fitting to mention issues besides the snakes that are destructive, like land developers, who may are responsible for the decline of species and can conveniently blame it on an easy villain like the Burms. Fact is, when the studies come from Florida universities, funded by florida, with an already inept FWC run by land developers and a political institution bought and paid for by development and tourism, do we honestly expect those studies to be unbiased and accurate? Someone else you may know, Clint Laidlaw of Clints reptiles is an ecologist himself, and along with many others believe that the burmese issue has been overstated and based on biased or manipulated research. Not to make an argument from authority, but the fact is that the actual impact of the burmese in florida is not conclusively settled science, we are wise to not simply pick the conclusion as laymen that just makes the most sense to us or that we hear the most often because then it's simply not a verifiable fact, just opinion. If we really look at the actual work required to accurately and completely assess an ecosystem like that, we very quickly find that the work has not yet been completed, so we legit don't have a solid basis for a finite conclusion. There are many ecologists and biologists that claim the everglades has hit a balance with the burms and I've heard some suggest reclassifying them from invasive (causes harm) to simply a non-native species (with an established, balanced place in the ecosystem). Again, since the actual science is not settled I don't take a position one way or the other until it is. Burms are already on the endangered list in their native habitat and maybe some of the wholesale slaughter here could maybe be stepped-down a bit until there is an actual conclusion on their impact here.
Yes, things were better before. But the genie has escaped and can not be put back in the bottle. Everybody has already heard the other side of the story repeatedly and empathasizes with it based on confirmation bias do to thousands of years of people telling stories about snakes being the bad guy. Literally for the sake of having a common bad guy in the story line. That is why this is in the news.
@@IntrepidExotics Thank you for your reply, it’s really helpful for us in the public who don’t keep snakes. We’re on the same side-you & me. I think what’s bothering you is the same thing that bothers me: watching a wild animal hunted down and (literally) dragged away to its death. Moreover it’s a video to exploit for profit. I hate that! I agree! It’s the same way I feel when wild horses are run down by helicopters to the point of exhaustion and herded into trailers and hauled to holding pens until they die from injury neglecting or human error. My concern is that you make it look easy to have these animals. I submit (and I think Clint would agree here) that they are NOT good pets. How many more rescues can you afford?
I know they’re endangered in their native habitat. Let’s talk about why and promote supporting them there-not in the Everglades. Why must the Florida panther pay the price for Burmese python habitat? Or any native species? That’s all I’m saying. Humans tend to be impulsive and wasteful. If you’re convincing them that the Burmese pythons are no problem in Florida and furthermore that they are docile amazing creatures, what stops the public from running out to get one and if it doesn’t work out, turn them loose in a similar habitat elsewhere? That’s all I’m saying. I have horses and I am advocating against the rampant breeding of those animals because it’s creating rescue situations that are horrific. Same with snakes. We all must be good stewards of the environment and people tend to suck at it…..
I’m a loyal subscriber grateful for your hard work and dedication to our country and your incredible animals.
🏈💯🏈💯🏈💯🏈💯🏈
A lot of what they blame on burms in Florida is due to the increased amount of alligators.