These serpents grow larger than almost any other retic that we have encountered! Their heads are noticeably larger than those of similar-sized animals; Sulawesis have the potential to grow very fast! This locality tends to be a bit more nervous and flighty than others, but in our experience Sulawesi animals also tame and settle down nicely with gentle, consistent handling. Our adults all originate from wild caught stock; it took long hours and hard work to finally establish their trust. Sulawesi retics are brilliantly colored with a velvety, rope-like dorsal pattern. The head is orangey yellow with a black line running from neck to nose. The eyes are pale gray/green. NERD achieved the first captive Sulawesi-to-Sulawesi breeding in 1997, hatching 26 gorgeous babies. At the time retics were just starting to become popular and we ended selling them all off at a wholesale rate...boo hoo. Fortunately we are again working with some lovely “classic” Sulawesi animals and look forward to reproducing this amazing locality for years to come.