antaresia maculosa

Went to give my hatchie tanami woma a feed, only to discover her cruising out on one of her branches. Thought i'd offer it anyway and got a few shots as she constricted and swallowed the rat all the while hanging upside down. Sorry for the dodgy iphone pics

I'm the very happy recipient of a spotted python which was recently captured in the Darwin region & handed in to NT Parks & Wildlife. I'm thoroughly impressed that they took the effort to advertise it rather than euthenase it. It was kind of funny - they emailed me that (s)he was a bit...

Hey guys, just about finished building an enclosure to put my spotted python in when he is bigger. Just need to stain/varnish/protect the timber. Any ideas on the safest thing to put on the timber or is it not a big deal? Pretty happy with how it came up.

Spends a lot of time chilling up on his branches... But I thought stimsons we're terrestrial primarily.

So I'm coming in from overseas (where I have the sweetest pastel royal/ball python) to Victoria. I have an 8kg dog & a new evil landlady. I have actually had snakes eat friend's pets so anyone who denies that a snake would do that, is flat out wrong. Looking for something too small to get the...

Who else is from SA and what animals/reptiles do you have and where do you go to get your food/equipment from? :)

Hi there id love too breed my spotteds this year. I have never bred a python before and have been researching but still confused and after some answers :). Question 1) Im in north queensland when should i start cooling them? Question 2) when should i stick them in together and ive been told...

Im in cairns but will freight for the right snake. Prefer breeding aged. Message me on here thanks :)

Antaresia maculosa (spotted python ) just wondering if people can post photos of 'morphs' or 'localities' of these beautiful reptiles. or if there is an up to date post please tell me as im really interested in the spotted python.

Hi guys I'm back & need more help after following advise in ( poo & feeding spotted python post) I turn up the temp & when I went to bed it was 32 deg now when check her in the morning the temp has dropped to 27deg ! Shouldn't the temp stay @ what it is set at ! This is very frustrating! I'm...

Hi, I have a spotted python I recently bought from the castle hill expo...we went looking for more beardies & came home with a spotty instead. I am surprising myself just how much I enjoy having her she was bought for my son & hubby but I find I'm spending the most time with her lol ! My...

Hi All, I had a pair carpet python a couple of years back before I moved to a couple of places I could no longer keep reptiles. I have kept my license active over the years and about a 2.5 months back I had a friend of a friend contact me and see if I wanted to take his spotted python off him...

Hey everyone, Finally convinced my parents to buy me a pet snake :D!! So what does every recommend as a starter species? Preferably something small. Thanks, James

Location QLD Common Name: Reduced Patterned Spotted Python Scientific Name Eastern Small-Blotched Python -- Antaresia maculosa Description Hatchling Male RP Spotted Quantity 1 Sex Male Age 12 weeks Size Hatchling Price $ 450.00 Contact Information **...

G'day ppl does any one know how to breed a Stimson with a spotted?

Hi All, I will be getting some "blonde" spotted hatchies soon and just want to see what some nice quality adults look like. I can upload the pics of my hatchies im getting if yous are keen to see. Im sure they will turn out to be really really nice snakes. "nerly Patternless" Cheers Nick.

Okay so I've never owned a snake before but I'm very interested in the children's pythons because I've heard that they are a great first snake. I can't seem to find many breeders in my area but I did some research online and went to a pet store and the guy showed me a 3.5 month old 'children's...

Got A nice story for all you guys here. I purchased my first snake (spotted python) 18 months ago and the second night I had him he escaped his glass enclosure by slipping between the glass doors, I will never make that mistake again but anyway I found him last night hanging around the top of...

Some folks know that I am rather privileged to live on a remote island in the Northern Territory called Groote Eylandt where we have been incredibly lucky so far not to have been impacted by cane toads or other nasties that are stalking the Mainland. Its not a place suitable for everyone...

A friend of mine is now caring for a SW carpet python he received of a guy who bought a one way ticket to Brisbane. He called me over to come check it out, and it was quite the surprise. He told me he was around 6 years old and due for a feed, I got there and the python was not even a meter long...

Hey guys! Been reading forums on here for a while and couldn't keep away, I am new too keeping snakes, I have had an Eastern Bluetongue since I was a boy but now I have left home and am allowed a snake (I know :rolleyes:) I was tossing up on either a coastal carpet python or a spotted python...

On my record book it says previous form number but it's the first page so do I just put the form number that is on that page?

Hey I'm new the reptile community/hobby and over the weekend picked up my first reptile a thick tailed gecko. Do you guys have any others suggestions for reptiles that would be good for a beginner reptile keeper.

Just picked up tonight a hatchie spotted python, very very cute little darling, I can't believe how small they are, he came from a great breeder and he showed me the spotted's parents, mum is 3 yrs old and still very spotty, dad is 5 yrs old and his spots are starting to fade out, but both very...

Ill start off, either the olive python or the inland taipan :D.

Hey guys, Just got my reptile licence and now trying to find myself a Childrens python hatchling to get started! Really excited, I love snakes, but have never had one as a pet. Planning to build my own enclosure from timber and glass. I've seen a few cheap thermostat/heat mats on ebay (...

Hi this is my first thread and i have some questions about my spotted python, she is 2 years old and i got her from the Australian Reptile Park when she was just a hatchie. She is now getting close to 1.2 metres long and feeding on 2 weanling rats per week. I wanted to make sure that this is the...

Who is going to the Hawksbury reptile expo at Penrith Panthers on the 3rd March, who has been before and what will be there, i don't want to drive 400kms each way only to find all it is is a bunch of frogs and lizards, who here is going to exhibit what, i would love to go there and maybe see a...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. We have just purchased our first snake @ castle hill expo on Sunday! She is a spotted python the kids have named Nagini! As we have never owned & hardly ever handled snakes before (we have beardies) could anyone offer some advise on handling & feeding? Or any...

Species Common Name Spotted python Age 4 Length Small Quantity Available 1 Bred By Unknown General Description Female spotted python I bought her when she was 3.5 years old she had barely been fed when I got her and was only just bigger then a hatchling. She's now...

I've found this forum invaluable over the last couple of months and want some advice on how I should approach my entry into the world of herp. I have researched and researched and I'm convinced that the snake I want is a Black Headed Python. Most people have told me that I should start out...

Hi all just wondering..... I have a few chookens that produce more than enough eggs and i was just wondering if eggs can replace mice? or maybe be mixed in with mice as a treat or something? It's for a yearling spotted python i also have a few quails on the way if chooken eggs are to big.

Hi all just wanting advice i have a baby spotted python (1 month old), and she is bit snappy i have held her twice the second time i held her she jsut looked at my hand and bit me witch made me jump. Its also my first snake. I was just wondering if anyone has any pointers on how to get her used...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anybody has bought a snake (or lizard) from Snake Ranch? If you have what are your thoughts? I'm trying to find a suitable breeder for a childrens python and was supposed to be getting mine tomorrow, except the breeder never emailed me back.. So Snake Ranch is...

Species Common Name : Spotted Python Age : Approx. 2yrs old Length : Quantity Available : 1 Bred By : Unknown General Description : 1x Spotted Python, It is approx 2 years Old, I sadly do not have the time anymore to Get him/her out, and Has started to become a little Snappy, However...

Well, sadly im moving and cant keep reptiles for a while till I'm all settled and neeed to find a home for my python. She is an amazing 2 year old spotted python with an amazing rainbow like sheen. she made the finals in a pet catagory for photography by cannon. she is a brilliant feeder never...

would you sell your reptiles to some one that you knew kept and breed exotics? Even if they did have a license?

Hi guys I'm new here, just got my first snake and I was told it was a scrub python by the seller- dad bought it, and unbeknown to me, it's an almost fully grown spotted python- male I think (if they have the shorter tails), but please correct me if wrong. Woody101 corrected me about the breed-...

Hi Reptile Lovers, My name is Shano, I am a new member & just wanted to say hi. I have kept Pythons for 13 years now. My Baby is Harley, she is my 11 year old, 11 foot Coastal Carpet Python that I have hand raised. I also have a Bredli Python & a Spotted Python, both need to be sexed. I live in...

Hi all, I got my spotted python when he was 2 months old and he is now 4 years old. I am becoming increasingly reluctant to hold him as he suddenly started becoming really aggressive and strikes at me whenever i try to get him out. This has been the case for nearly 6 months now. I always used to...

Hi all Bought my first spotted python 2 weeks ago , I keep him in a small Tupperware container with a water bowl and a few hiding spots . He ate his first meal last week , however I have been trying to feed him the last few days and he is not interested.the floors in the house are wooden so...

Looking to purchase clutch lots of childreni, maculosa and stimsoni. Based in Qld but happy to have animals shipped to Brisbane airport. Please contact me through this site. Thanks, Joel

Hey everyone. I come from Northern Melbourne..Ive been on here for a few hours reading and im going to have to ask a dumb question thats prob been asked a thousand times...So i thought id say hi and see if anyone here can point me in the right direction..My daughter has wanted a snake for over 5...

Species Common Name Spotted Mac Age 14 Months Length Not sold by the metre here! Quantity Available 1 Bred By Local newcastlebreeder General Description This would be great for a child or first time buyer! A complete setup. We have for sale a beautiful blonde Mac (spotted python) with...

Pets more likely to bite us than predators - Yahoo!7 Bit of balanced reporting for a change Good to see

Is there anyone in the North Cairns to Daintree area that breeds mice as feeders? I went to one of the Cairns pet shops today to get some mice to feed my sons Spotted python & they want $3.75 each for fuzzies. I'd breed my own but my wife won't let me haha. - - - Updated - - - anyone?????????

Do these exist how do I breed them

Being only young in the hobby and care for 3 snakes, (soon to be 5) this isnt my favourite part. I was just moving ne of my jungle from feeding tub to enclosure, i touched her, she was fine and then she grabbed me, she is only just over a year old (so only small) but she can bite. So far this is...

Picked up my new spotted hatchling today. Got to say what an amazing couple Sue & Kev are. Had all the time in the world to give me advice, show my wife & I all of their snakes, feed us & just have a good old chin wag etc. 2 1/2 hours later we were on our way home with the coolest little...