Humans, unfortunately, fit into the general, mammal-heavy diet of the reticulated python, which can grow between 20 and 25 feet long. There are, he said, examples of people being eaten by reticulated pythons, particularly on Sulawesi, the island where 25-year-old Akbar Salubiro was eaten. It's a rare occurrence for that part of the world, but not unheard of, Greene said.

Such a nightmare occurred earlier this week, when a 23-foot reticulated python swallowed whole an Indonesian farmer. 'It wouldn't take very long and it would be awful.' It's all what you want, and technically, nothing stopping you from getting the other later on! Best of luck! ~Caylan.S.'It would be extremely difficult for me to save my life without help,' Greene said. Could go with a smaller species of boa to compensate for the extra weight(hogg islands are amazing) but even an adult carpet can be a dream to handle as well. A baby boa bite is more like a baby bp bite. Baby carpets can be downright nasty for nipping, but they are so small it usually just bounces off with very little if any blood. But I think they would be less likely to bite, especially as baby. A bite from either would suck, but a boa even moreso in my opinion. Alot slower moving usually which makes for a slightly easier handling. But still not always the most comfortable handling(sometimes they like to swing, very rare but they will bite if you don't hold them just right) whereas a boa is much heavier bodied but a little more comfortable with handling. It's all what you want, and technically, nothing stopping you from getting the other later on! Best of luck! ~Caylan.S.~Ĭarpets, nice and slender, don't weigh near as much as boas.

Carpets, nice and slender, don't weigh near as much as boas.

Boa vs python tell apart