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Actually any large snake: Burmese, African Rock, Green Anaconda (all of which I have between 6-11 feet) and Reticulated Pythons (the big four for length and size) can be a danger to an adult once greater than 8 feet and it is recommended to have two people available. Considering they get much larger especially. Usually incidents of death occur during what is termed "Stupid Feeding Incidents" (SFI) where the prey is hand fed or the smell of the prey is on the victim and the snake decides that the warm human is better than that slightly warmed up rabbit. Doesn't mean that the snake has a chance to swallow said victim. I had a baby Brooks Kingsnake on Christmas day think that the top of my ear was the greatest looking pinkie mouse ever. The other type of incident is where the snake is free roaming thru the house and latches on to a child usually. An 8 year old didn't have a chance with a 10 Ft Burmese. Ball Pythons and others don't get as big. Also if you do get a Burmese etc then expect to need a large cage within two years. Which is one of the reasons they end up in Rescues
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