Indian python

[gold&black...]

There is no documented difference between the both....... Also the diff in the size could b because of the prey they feed on............. There seem's to b no visible difference between the snakes otherwise..... Even the scales on them........

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

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<P>The Indian and Burmese pythons appear very similar but with a little experience it is possible to tell them apart. The Indian python has a pale cream-grey ground colour while the Burmese is a more yellow-light brown. The dark lance-shaped marking on the top of the head is also more apparent in the Burmese than in the Indian but these colouration details can be variable and unreliable, especially in a wide-ranging species like the Asiatic rock python. However, there is one very good character that can be checked. The enlarged scales along the upper lips are known as ‘supralabials’ and the 6th and 7th supralabials are positioned directly under the eye. In the Indian rock python the 7th supralabial is actually in contact with the eye but in the Burmese rock python one or two small scales beneath the eye, known as ‘suboculars’, prevent contact of the supralabial with the eye</P>
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<P>From the Mark oshea website</P> http://www.markoshea.tv/series3/series03-02a.html

 

[gold&black...]

hummmmm that is an interesting argument............ but can't question the big man's word....... Must add that even he mention's that it's just one ( not guaranteed ) way of differentiating the two........

 

[gold&black...]

stupid me...........

 

[gold&black...]

correct me if I'm wrong............

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Lol, ok ,Mick documents the differences between the two pretty plainly.

 

[gold&black...]

sorry abt that...........

 

[Jeremy Kriske]

Interesting. I'll have to look at him. Wouldn't put too much stock into it though.

Here's some pics of a burm to show the difference.

 

[Jeremy Kriske]

Here's a bigger pic of the head. O'Shea seems to be correct. My burm in the previous post has much more pronounced subocular scale than my Indian. It's still pretty hard to see with the pattern being right there. I'll try to get a clearer pic sometime.

 

[olivehydra]

still looks like a burm to me, but I think the presence of subocular scalation can vary even amongst womas, so perhaps it is the case with Indians too. I dont know where you are, but I have noticed unusual scale patterns in other U.S. pics posted here (assuming you are from the U.S.?). Maybe it's an integrade from East India? Either way I'd be happy to own it

 

[WombleHerp]

omy gosh! that is one hell of a snake. if i were to go exotics i would definately go an indian python! i can c the difference between the indian and the burmese. both very beautiful indeed