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Python / Python sebae
Shot at the reptile farm near Kartong/Bambia. The shots of the snakes are not spectacular, as pictures. I put them here on flickr because these snakes are so impressive, at least to me.
The Pythons in Karton were kept in a "small house" wich could be entered. So did we. In front of us we saw three big ones. The largest apr. 6 meter. We were told that they would not attack: they look at the size of their prey; when to big they don't do anything... While taking position to capture the one on the photo I heard sissling next to my knee... hmm time to say goodbey to the python's. Outside I had a closer look through one of the windows, there were 5 guys crawling round.
From wikipedia:
This is one of the world's largest species of snakes,with adults reaching lengths of over 6 m (20 ft). The typical adult length is 4.8 m (16 ft) and rumors of specimens over 6 m (20 ft) are generally considered reliable, but larger specimens have never been confirmed.
Southern African Python (Python sebae natalensis)
The color pattern is typically brown, with olive and tan irregular blotching, fading to white on the underside. At a glance, they can be easily mistaken for the Burmese python, P. m. bivittatus, but the two species are not closely related.
Africa’s largest snake (3) (4), the African rock python (Python sebae) has a long, stout body, patterned with blotches that vary in colour between brown, olive, chestnut and buffy yellow, often joining up in a broad, irregular stripe. The triangular head has many sharp, backwardly curved teeth and is marked on top with a dark brown “spear-head” outlined in buffy yellow. Under the eye is a distinctive triangular marking, known as a subocular mark. Like all pythons, the scales of the African rock python are small and smooth, and those around the lips possess heat-sensitive pits, which are used to detect warm-blooded prey, even in the dark. Pythons also possess two functioning lungs, unlike more ‘advanced’ snakes which have only one, and also have small, visible pelvic ‘spurs’, believed to be the vestiges of hind limbs.
Python
Python / Python sebae
Shot at the reptile farm near Kartong/Bambia. The shots of the snakes are not spectacular, as pictures. I put them here on flickr because these snakes are so impressive, at least to me.
The Pythons in Karton were kept in a "small house" wich could be entered. So did we. In front of us we saw three big ones. The largest apr. 6 meter. We were told that they would not attack: they look at the size of their prey; when to big they don't do anything... While taking position to capture the one on the photo I heard sissling next to my knee... hmm time to say goodbey to the python's. Outside I had a closer look through one of the windows, there were 5 guys crawling round.
From wikipedia:
This is one of the world's largest species of snakes,with adults reaching lengths of over 6 m (20 ft). The typical adult length is 4.8 m (16 ft) and rumors of specimens over 6 m (20 ft) are generally considered reliable, but larger specimens have never been confirmed.
Southern African Python (Python sebae natalensis)
The color pattern is typically brown, with olive and tan irregular blotching, fading to white on the underside. At a glance, they can be easily mistaken for the Burmese python, P. m. bivittatus, but the two species are not closely related.
Africa’s largest snake (3) (4), the African rock python (Python sebae) has a long, stout body, patterned with blotches that vary in colour between brown, olive, chestnut and buffy yellow, often joining up in a broad, irregular stripe. The triangular head has many sharp, backwardly curved teeth and is marked on top with a dark brown “spear-head” outlined in buffy yellow. Under the eye is a distinctive triangular marking, known as a subocular mark. Like all pythons, the scales of the African rock python are small and smooth, and those around the lips possess heat-sensitive pits, which are used to detect warm-blooded prey, even in the dark. Pythons also possess two functioning lungs, unlike more ‘advanced’ snakes which have only one, and also have small, visible pelvic ‘spurs’, believed to be the vestiges of hind limbs.