Grant,
That critter is lovin it. Might it be an anaconda? I saw them when I lived in Africa. Ginoramous reptile!

Awww...

That was unexpectedly cute!

i thought anacondas were exclusive to south america. mayhap they slithered across the atlantic ocean?

that is precious. makes me want to upgrade to a larger reptile.

Seems so wrong that a snake that awe-inducing should be reduced to a house pet. Except it was so crazy cute when it stuck its head out of the tub as if to say, "do I have to?"

I'm torn.

FYI, that's a reticulated python not an anaconda. It's coloration identifies it as an "albino", a mutation that has been exploited by breeders.
Average adult size for a retic can get over 20 feet - which is why the Everglades are now experiencing an ecological disaster due to irresponsible people releasing their snakes there when they get too big to handle or feeding them becomes either too expensive (hey, rabbits ain't cheap).

apologies, meant to add feeding becomes too expensive or too squicky. (Larger snakes mean larger food - and unless it's been trained, snakes as a rule won't touch dead food)

Personally, if I was going to take in a pet that might just eat me someday, I'd go with a puma. More fun to walk in the park.

I want to someday have enough money to own and properly care for a reticulated python. They're adorable highly evolved predators!

"Yeah sorry, can't make it out tonight. Gotta bathe the snake."

remodeling and putting in a bigger tub? How about replacing that awful tile.... And to think a "castle themed" bathroom used to sound cool.

at 1:00 it is smiling!

@7: Nope, albino Burmese python. Same animal that now lives in the wild in Florida because it was sold to people who had no business keeping such an animal. That particular snake would've been bred in captivity. It's definitely not a pet most people should have. That lady seems to know her animal and how to handle it though. Cute!

Venomlash: my understanding is Retics are usually bitey. But they're gorgeous. Not as heavy-bodied but more elegant-looking than this dude.

Am I the only one who does not see any WTF moment in this video? She has a big snake as a pet. She seems to know how to take care of it, and it seems to like her.

:::insert big snake joke here:::

Snakes make such great pets. They're quiet, lazy, cheap and dumb as a bag of hammers. I wouldn't want one as big as that, though.

@15: I can handle bitey. I grew up with cats, and pythons are not venomous.
@17: General hygiene is an issue for reptiles, too. Bathing keeps them clear of grime and parasites, and possibly stops them from building up an stink (I'm not sure if snakes secrete any sort of odor).

@18 Snakes make horrible pets. I bought one as a teenager, the store lectured me on how 90 percent of people get bored with them, return them, release them or kill them, and I swore I wouldn't be one of those people but I was. I gave it away and heard that that person released it in the woods. Sad. Also, snakes are incredibly sensitive to loud music, it stresses them out, and lots of people keep them in near stereos, in nightclubs, etc.

No one should own a reptile or any exotic animal. They deserve better.

True, rabbits ain't cheap. But pitbulls are free at the pound!

Mitten: snakes made terrible pets for YOU. I have a few seemingly content snakes over 12 years old, including a kingsnake named Fred that's pushing 16. (I also have a corn snake named Mittens, ironically.) A wisely-selected species does make a great pet for the right person.

Venomlash: reticulated python chomps might require stitches if the snake's big enough (record length is 33 feet if I recall). Nasty teeth. Lots of youtube videos of bites and wounds, if you care to see such things. Googling suggests many retics can be tamed, though. And it's really rare that they eat people.

Merlin: my snakes all enthusiastically eat pre-killed, frozen mice. I think I'm on the same page as you about Florida and probably other southern states: they probably would've been wise to ban non-indigenous reptile pets capable of establishing themselves in the wild years ago. Too late now. Ecological disaster indeed.

Now Minnesota... that'd be a good place to have a pet python. Canada even better.

I can't believe no-one has said "That rich lady can wash MY giant snake any time."