I bought this as a Christmas gift for my two dachshunds. This thing is huge! It came in a long, thin box. I wish I’d taken a picture; it was like 4’ long. When it was delivered I had no idea what it could possibly be. A Red Rider B.B. gun? But it makes for nice visual variety when all your packages are grouped together: a nice vertical piece to draw the eye. Outside the box, the snake itself is an eye-catcher as well. It’s bold and brightly colored, as pictured. He’s very cheerful-looking. (We named him Justin Long, aka Mr. Long; my dogs learn their toys’ names, I swear.) He’s very much like his name. He’s about 2 feet long and rather very heavy. The durability comes from a very thick, sturdy firehose-like material, with a plush covering over it, as well as very very thick seams. He is very big, with nice, big squeakers. I can’t tell if they truly continue to squeak even after being punctured, because my crew hasn’t been interested in even *trying* to take that as the direct challenge they would usually interpret it as. Normally they will wail on a squeaker until they break it. It’s all about swift, efficient death and destruction for them. They’re not like cats. This would be a great toy for a BIG dog, but for dachshunds; he’s just too big and heavy. I want something indestructible, but it needs to be small enough for my guys to shake to death. (It’s their instinct.) Mr. Long is too much for them. They’re not really chewers so much as killing machines. They like realistic woodland critters, though their favorite has been the Loofah Dog that had the prerequisite squeakers (to mimic sequels and screams) *and* a bone inside that they could really focus on trying to snap by shaking it violently. Unfortunately, that toy had stuffing, and dachshunds’ duty, and tradition, once they’ve made the kill, is to slowly pull out all its guts, or in this case, stuffing. Everywhere. Mr. Long has no stuffing, nor does he even have a nose, ears, or limbs to gnaw, twist, tug, and tear at. I should’ve realized that might make him boring for dogs bred to kill rats. Their other stuffing-free toys have their protuberances carefully, determinedly chewed off, which makes up for there being no guts to glory in. I think this toy is suitable for heavy chewers who like to wail on squeakers and who are big enough that he doesn’t overwhelm them. I thought getting a long toy would enable my wieners to share, and play tug, but it’s not happening. However, that’s not the toy’s fault. I bought a toy that doesn’t suit my dogs’ needs. I didn’t pay enough attention to his dimensions, either. I just focused on finding a toy that had squeakers that lasted more than 5 minutes, and had no stuffing. But I done goofed by not thinking beyond that. So, I rate it 4 stars, because even though it’s a failure at my house, I can see its appeal and its desirable qualities. I’m just not sure I know which breed of dog *would* love this toy at these dimensions in this form. I actually think it might even be great for a human toddler, as long as those eyes are secure, which they ought to be. It’s cute and bright and fun and silly and my nephew would’ve loved it as a wee one. He had a plush snake but it didn’t have these awesome squeakers. I may test it on my neighbors kids! I don’t have to listen to it! ????
