morelia oenpelliensis

Will start this so when or if bob comes back he doesnt have to read a whole heap of crap to realise we were having fun..friendly advice taken the wrong way. COME BACK BOB :wink:

So what do people want as their next reptile :D I know everyone will say GTP's of Albino's but i want to know what else people want. :D

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hey i was just wondering about sizes of snakes, in particular pythons. obviously the scrub is the bighgest but i am curious about other pythons sizes . if someone would be so kind as to provide me with a list preferably from largest to smallest with average and largest recorded,or believed...

Different Sp. of pythons are there? Or rather how many different Pythons i.e Morelia Spilota Chenyei and Morelia Spilota McDowelli count as two not one. Obviously not including morphs, also say scrubs for example they come from different parts like the tanimbar, and halmahera and Moluccan...

Hello all Can anyone on the site who knows anything about the Oenpelli python please enlighten me. I do not need to know the usually such as live in rocksi narnhem land etc. But anything that isn't so obvious and anecdotal reports would be great. Thank you

hey, just wondering what you guys would get - if money and licence restrictions were no object??? I reckon i'd get a Brazilian Rainbow Boa, or something like that... or an Emerald Boa... i dunno. Your choices??? i'd be interested to hear!!

just something a bit fun.......... If you Had the choice between having $1,000 cash in your hands or your pick of reptiles what reptile would you pick and why..... You can only pick ONE REPTILE i know this is going to be hard for some but only one Mine would be...... Pick one...

Just afew various python pics.

Just out of curiosity, If you won lotto tomorrow what would be the reptile/s that you would get?? Personally, I would first buy a new house with a whole floor dedicated to reptiles and buy a breeding pair of everything.... :lol: but seriously I would love to be able to afford a GTP and...

Post from doc after judgement. All in all, that was a good effort. When you give out the scores could you point out that I rewarded points for picking the differences and for pointing out the exceptions to the rule as well (e.g. snakes have forked tongues and lizards don?t ? except goannas...

Just saw an ad for rough scale pythons at $24k a pr on herptrader :shock: gee wheez doesnt even look green. why are they so expensive ?

Score after 1st round steve6610 1 JandC_Reptiles 1 craig.a.c 1 OuZo 2 soulweaver 2 staffsrule 1 Dicco 2 danep 1 munkee 1 newtosnakes 1 jonno 1 southy 1 junglemad 1 westaussie 1 What a great answers we have here. Impossible to judge fairly this first one. I marked all post...

Hi all. Franco here ? long time listener, first time caller! Given the recent breeding success of Roy Pails with his green tree pythons, I thought it worthwhile to point out the ramifications of this great achievement - although I'm sure you all know where I?m headed with this. Firstly...

Here is a nice gadget for keeping your cat under control whenever it needs to be out of the house. Be careful to make sure you overtighten.

Just wanted to know if anyone out there has these? I know John Weigel has them. For those of you who dont know. This is the opposite of the Hypomelanistic condition. These snakes are jet black and has a white stomach. I prefer them over hypos.

G'Day All, Sorry to inform you all of the passing of Australian Herpetologist Mr Graeme Gow this morning. He was a true living legend and inspired many of to-day herpetologists. R.I.P Brian

Just wanting to know where everyone is from and what snakes you currently have so that I and others know who to ask questions too. That way we can ask someone in a similar climate with the same snake...etc. And if you would also like to leave any contact details that is up to you personally...

It seems to be common knowledge that there are 15 aussie pythons right? When I look at the liscense list it gives me 14 under class 1 (not including intergrades) Then Class 2 ya have green tree, woma, scrubby, and white lipped Then ya have the Rough scaled, so that makes 19.. So...

Graeme Gow's Snakes of Australia Revised edition 1983 has a picture of an oenpelli python on the cover. When I bought the book in 1984 it was the first time I'd read about this python and I haven't heard much about them since. Previous to the release of his book most of the books I'd read...

Well, Well, Well, The pic says it all. Do you want one.! If Im not mistaken they are selling in the states for 120,000 Us. At that price I dont think so. Pretty awsome looking critters but. Rob

it has prob been up before and ive missed it an ad for gtp for between $700-$1000 i enquired and this is the respone i got.

Chondro hatchlings are so beautiful

This appears to be dated about 2001. It is also 60 pages long so it is not for those members with a short attention span http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:lBrkEDLQya8J:www.deh.gov.au/ssd/publications/ssr/pubs/ssr164-2-risk-assessment.pdf+Morelia+oenpelli&hl=en

In the 80s i was at the camping area opposite the first gorge swimming in the gorge cause they said there was onley fresh water crocs in there and a year or two ago i heard on the news they removed a salty from a property near katherine,whats the go here?? Also at the time i spotted a pig nosed...

For anyone who is interested, take a look at the complete clowns who post on the site Aussie sand snakes. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aussieliersandsnakes/message/55 For some reason this bloke who goes by the silly name of secret squirrel thinks that he has had a conversation with Pilbara...

Hey guys, Im hoping someone with real experience will reply too this. (yes, i know reading a book counts as experience on aps, but please, go away) I was given a brown snake on thursday night by my neighbour. Its head has been run over, but seems too be going fine. I was housing it...

What is one reptile in the world you would like but just can't get....yep I'm bored...lol but mine would be.....Gaboon Viper or Kamodo Dragon....bugger just broke my own rule...oh well...;)

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hi all, i just was wondering a) what is your dream australian reptile(one in thery that you can own) b) dont worry about laws or anything what one i will start it off a) blue tree snake b) boomslang or this yellow adder i sore on tv

Well, for those that are coming bts on Saturday, I have the tickets. It has been paid for and has been organised.........finally. 8) This is the list of ppl whom I paid for: A=adult and C=children NCHERPS - 1A Nicole - 2A Instar - 2A 2C Nigmax - 1A Hugsta - 2A Lutzd - 2A Bryony...

Said it before and I'll say it again. I love these little nose biters. This guy is one of the one's in Broome. Great eyes and loooooong teeth.

Isn't it nice and mellow here on APS without all the noisy Sydneysiders? Time to run and hide now I think before they get back from the herp show :)

The Wild Australia Expo is the first of its kind in Australia. Wether a second will be held depends on the support this expo receives. So please if you live within travelling distance of Darlingharbour, please support this event by attending and by also getting all your friends and families to...

just wondering if i did get the eastern bearded dragon pogona barbata and the central bearded dragon pogona vitticeps. could they be housed together or would it be a bad idea to do that.

Dear members I would like to collect some money to purchase hatchling for one of our admins to show appreciation for his hard work. I was thinking that would be nice to collect this money at our next meeting 2nd of October SATHURDAY 11am in Taronga zoo Sydney. I need to know how much we can...

I had great time in NT Wildlife Park. By my opinion the best was the Aquarium( best I ewer seen) and birds of prey display. Marshall Black had a talk about the reptiles and I must say that the way he presented him self was excelent. People was asking questions and listen with interest. ...

Hey guys, this morning when I went to do a substrate change in my kingorum enclosure, I found one missing. The enclosure is TOTALLY ESCAPE PROOF. which leaves 3 options. A visitor to my house (there have been a few this weekend) has stolen it, A visitor to my house has taken it out of the cage...

are any of these bred in australia ? were there any on the 'species kept in nsw' list... or any other state 4 that matter ?

hey people, just thought i may put a game up that everyone can enjoy its the ABC game and each post has to name something related to herpotology starting from the letter A to Z for example: A for atherton tableland python or albino olive and B for bredli's python etc. Anyway ill start...

Just wandering what peoples goal is in herping (as in something you would love to do while you enjoy the wonderful world of herping)? ie. Breeding bhp, gtp's, coastal taipans or woma's or even just keeping these animals. My goal is to breed bhp's and play with a wild perentie's and a panoptes...

Today was my first day of work experience at Taronga Zoo, but more specfically in the herp section. It was a great first day. I got to look at all the herps, feed the iguanas etc. They have HEAPS of herps out the back in holding cages. Cant wait till wednesday though because that is feeding...

Hi, went to Australia zoo today and had a really good day. Last time I went was the 2nd of February last year and it was so incredibly busy,we heard on one of the staffs walkie talkies that 6000 people had visited, while today we heard about 2000 people. I'll start with the negatives. I...

what r your top three choices? mine. 1. a nice boa constrictor 2. a green mamba 3. aaaaaaaa nice coral snake sorry for being so general, its not an easy choice add more (edit: than 3) if u like :lol: cheers, jono

hi everyone. i just finished making my 2 snake hooks. i finished making the one made out of a golf club and a tent peg. i needed to polish it because it was rusty and i fiked the hook because it had a dangerous shaped hook. its all beter now. i also made one out of a exstendable radio antena...

I will run trivia in kidz forum now. every evening after 7 pm i will put question to our young members in this forum. First correct answer will get the point. I know that some of you will be lucky to get the question first but it is just fun and please do not take this to seriously. Please only...

in your opinion whats the best value for money snake :?:

Hi everyone!! I just had the best day at work today!!!!!! I got to work with oenpellie pythons. we had a film crew come for the day shooting a new show for discovery chaneel called 'snake buster'. the stars name is Brian - look out he may be the next Steve Irwin!! We spent most of the day...

At our local herp scociety meeting on Saturday, John Weigel was the guest speaker. It was a really interesting night, he showed us a heap of slides of his expeditions to the top end searching for rough scaled pythons and other snakes they wanted to study. He also talked a little about the...

To add to Fangs Mini Survey regarding what Python would you like to own if money was no object. I propose this survey if money was no object and you had the required licence what snake would like to own. Me personally # 1 Inland Taipan # 2 Rattlesnake # 3 King Cobra