watching a program not so long back , about keeping big snakes pythons, and anaconda , not sure they kept anaconda as pets, but they had some tree pythons 12-18ft 9st . wonder how much they eat a day lol, and if they dangerous , the owner said they were ok if you knew how to handle them, but female snake could get bit cranky at times, I think I will stick to dogs its safer lol. i use to have a 10ft red tail boa use to feed on jumbo rats . 1 every 2 wk but bigger snakes 1 meal can last them for months . daughter has a corn snake and feeds on medium mice every 10 days