this little beautie was hatched,very late Aug. was very close to certain death,as a group of adults where searching for anything that could be used as a weapon,feeding it at first,proved to be quite challenge,caught at a whopping 12" in length,by Jan. 07,it had only increased in size by 1 1/2 ",shortly after that,it kicked it into overdrive,rarely refusing food,it is now topping in at 22"