What species of snake is this?

[Hickson]

What species is this? Photo taken in the wild.

A hard one, I think.



Hix

 

[hugsta]

Bredli x blood python...... :?

 

[Hickson]

Nope.

I said 'taken in the wild' - where in the wild would a Bredls and a Blood overlap?



Hix

 

[hugsta]

In some Americans wild backyard full of hybrids......LOL

 

[hugsta]

PS, I never read the writing, just looked at the piccie..... :roll: :wink:

 

[Hickson]

It's not a hybrid, nor an intergrade........



Hix

 

[africancichlidau]

where in the wild would a Bredls and a Blood overlap?

America

 

[BROWNS]

Boelens python..

 

[africancichlidau]

I'd say it was an "x" snake. Cos X is all I get instead of a picture

 

[Hickson]

Boelens python..

Nope.

Cos X is all I get instead of a picture

Something wrong with you're server methinks.



Hix

 

[BROWNS]

I'm sure it's a BOELENI.....can't be Aussie without being a crossbreed.

 

[BROWNS]

OK,is it Aussie?

 

[Hickson]

I never said it was an Aussie.............

And Boeleni tend to be black, or very very dark, with the white striped lips.

I just realised something I said could be misconstrued - photo was taken in the wild but I scanned the pic from a book.



Hix

 

[BROWNS]

I never said it was an Aussie.............

i just asked if it was,didn't say you said it was Aussie.So it's an exotic then?

 

[kevyn]

It's an Angolan python, also known as a dwarf python. They are found in central Africa and are very similar to ball pythons.

 

[Hickson]

Yup. Should have known one of our exotic members would get it! Next time I'll post in our morning!.

Here's a pic of a juvenile of the same species.

Hix

 

[africancichlidau]

Something wrong with you're server methinks.
Hix

I'll tell her in the morning

 

[BROWNS]

I thought i'd seen that pic before and remember saying they are very similar to bredli...boelens look completely different.Very nice looking python.....how big do they get max?

 

[Hickson]

According to the book I got the pic from, average is 1m - 1.2m, with a max of 1.8m.



Hix

 

[NCHERPS]

Angolan python


Whoops, I see Kevin has already answered it to! LOL!

They are alot rarer in the wild and captivity than Ball pythons , that's for sure, but they are their closet relative.

Their scientific name is Python anchietae.