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📍 Park City, UT
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The trick is to not get poop soup splashed on you.
Mayari used to be very anti-butler, but she’s warmed up to me a lot.
She is 100% Sulawesi locality.
Giant snakes caught my eye when I was maybe 7 years old at @reptropolis - they used to help my mother feed my rosy boa by thumping the mice for her. They had a free roaming iguana that loved head touches, Nile monitors, red-eared sliders, and two closets with glass doors that housed multiple Burmese pythons, a couple of which were albino. At the time, that was the ultimate snake.
My Harley and my own giant snake were gifts to myself for surviving my 20’s. In my research I found retics were more beautiful of the two in head shape and morphs, and that they weren’t as temperamental as they’re rumored to be.
I figured a retic would be easier to house than a croc monitor (my holy grail animal), so I found @wildfire_retics and eventually got my boy Quetzalcoatl. Wasn’t expecting to fall in love with a wild type (or normal), but his iridescence was nothing short of psychedelic.
Now I’m a snake butler and get to interact with retics of all sizes and personalities. Can’t wait to get a second retic to see if I can replicate Q’s demeanor with the same socialization techniques I used with him.
#teamretic
#reticsruleburmsdrool
#retic
#reticulatedpython
#exoticpetsofinstagram

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I’m 6’ 2” btw
#reticulatedpython
#retic
#giantsnake
#exoticpetsofinstagram
#snakebreeders
@wildfire_retics @junglecages.llc

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Oreo (owned by @wildfire_retics ) out for a walk today before she gets a 5lb+ rabbit. She got to meet a curious cowboy and a family with 3 toddlers. Little educational encounters are refreshing after dealing with all the ignorance on IG.
#reticulatedpython
#retic
#exoticpetsofinstagram
#cowsofinstagram
#snek

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More video evidence that will be ignored by the Cage Cunt Crew 🫠 about as bad as the Cu Clux Clancy brigade 🤦‍♂️
#retic
#reticulatedpython
#handmade
#cattree
#exoticpetsofinstagram

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Do not buy a retic at a convention because they’re pretty. Do your research thoroughly beforehand. This is a solid 12+ feet worth of snake that is 99% of the time a huge loverboy //because I made him that way//. The other 1% is instinct, which can mean battle or breeding modes. I take zero offense to this behavior shift. It’s fascinating to witness, but it is dangerous nonetheless if you are not prepared to handle it.
Necking a snake is a last resort method and should still be done with great care and with the minimum amount of force needed.
#animaleducation
#reticulatedpython
#giantsnake
#exoticpetsofinstagram
#snek

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Please feel free to try this with any retic you see; also Tide Pods are edible!
Sincerely hope sub 100 IQ folks do this, we don’t need you camping in the passing lane anymore, nor procreating.
@bam__margera could never 🤣 🫏 🐍
#retic
#reticulatedpython
#exoticpetsofinstagram
#rushhour
#snakeattack

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And with this I officially add Sulawesi to my Reticulated Python locality collection. Shoutout to Weston Wenner @wildfire_retics for making some of the most amazing animals on this planet.

#reticulatedpython #sulawesi #snake #python #exoticpets

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August was a blur.

Spent most of it on the road - it was time very well spent.

Lots of walks, few good sunsets.

Couple solid blocks of days with Rogue. Just true quality time.

Different gyms almost every week.

2 concerts in 2 states.

Much needed time with friends I’ve known since childhood and their families.

Played with some rattlers, shipped out some big snakes.

Waffle House, always.

Took Rogue to the Worlds Largest Bounce House with his new buddy - watched him push his own limits and learn new things.

Tons of windshield time, some great views to go along with it.

Truly insane how fast this year is moving.

And yet - it’s becoming chock full of great memories with each month that passes.

On to September ➡️

#rogueventures #chrisstapleton #redrocksamphitheater #wildfireretics #thebigbounce

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Haven’t been on stage in a long time.
I used to say 3 things in this life make me happy:
Performing
Riding my Harley
And the woman I loved for 17 years.
A new bike will happen eventually… and it’ll be better than the one that was taken from me.
The love part may have to wait til next lifetime.
“Throwback” & “Climax” by @usher
“Admit Defeat” by @thisismonuments in the beginning.
#reticulatedpython
#babysnakes
#retic
#vocalcover
#whistlewhileyouwork

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If you want to keep a reticulated python, you gotta be prepared for their size potential. Preparation means making sure your baby shoestring isn’t rewarded for bad behavior; don’t put your snakelet away if it bites or musks, handle through it. Choice-based handling is nonsense. What you don’t want is a giant snake that’s in charge.
Next, preparation means making sure you can afford the cage upgrades they’ll need. My boy started in a large tub with a heat mat, and now he’s in a 8x2x2… and he’ll graduate from that cage soon. His current cage was $800, and that was a deal. His final cage will likely be $2,000+.
Lastly, preparation includes taking them out of that cage for exercise and cleanings. 100-200lbs on a barbell DOES NOT equate to 100-200lbs of living snake.
This is Diamond, one of Weston’s most docile retics. She contrasts starkly with her neighbor Jörmungandr (whom I call Auntie Jo, my snake’s aunt). Jo and her brother Ragnarok (Q’s dad) are fast, incredibly intelligent, and scary strong. Docile or squirmy, these animals require a very high strength level from their keepers just for basic handling.
The world needs more retic keepers. These animals are misunderstood and have an unfair reputation from when most available animals were wild caught. I wholeheartedly believe them to be designed to be human companions. They’re confident, smart, curious, soft as cashmere, and absolutely stunning no matter what morph (colorway) you pick, especially the “normal” or “wild type” pattern.
If you’re considering becoming a retic keeper, or want more confidence in handling your retics, a personal trainer can help get you in wrangling shape.
DM me for coaching inquiries 💪🏽
Size 12 sandal for scale
#certifiedpersonaltrainer
#reticulatedpython
#reticulatedpythonsofinstagram
#retic
#strengthtraining

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Oreo is a 3 year old Goldenchild Super Tiger Cow Reticulated Python. She’s an absolute sweetheart (at least in all my encounters with her), as you can see here allowing me to scoop her up without a hook/tap.
Not all Retics are this mellow, so know your individual snake before attempting. At this size, she is capable of life-changing injury. I’ve been obsessed with snakes since I was 4 years old, so you could say I speak their language.
Oreo is owned/bred by @wildfire_retics
#retic
#cowscowscows
#snek
#exoticpetsofinstagram
#reticulatedpython

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Q’s shits are bigger than my Great Dane’s… and a full sized female’s shits are not unlike a horse’s. No one tells you about the shits…
“If you wanna get a retic, you better love cleaning,” is a fucked up way of saying the shits are the size of your head 🤣 though I’d rather take a solid lump than get musked… their piss is the devil. Makes cat piss smell like potpourri.
#retic
#reticulatedpython
#poopourri
#nonvenomous

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