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In the pond!!! never seen anything like it. He was certainly alive with his head sticking out. Seemed quite comfortable
Individuals of this species have proved to be indisputably the longest snake in the world. Unlike it's rival for the record, the South American anaconda, this tropical Asian monster is active amongst trees.
The python is still persecuted by man for it's skin and few live long enough to reach their maximum potential size.
Reticulated pythons are able to take prey as large as deer or pigs and, very rarely people.
What a big surprise to find a big (i would guess 2,5m-3m long) reticulated python on a night walk in a rainforest in Singapore!
This green tree python is still young and hasn't reached it's final color.
Strobist info;
- snake inside light tent
- 3 speedlights balanced outside tent, left, right and behind
After attending the weekends Historic Boat Rally at Braunston, Narrowboat 'PYTHON' is seen heading home on Monday the 1st of July 2019. It was built in 1929, and was leased to the Chesterfield Canal Trust in 2009.
I have close to 600 shots so you will see a few more photos from this shoot. Three live pythons. An actual albino python!
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Commission and quite possibly my most detailed regular fig yet. Based of the classic British comedy 'Life of Brian', 'Bwian' is my first full 360 painted figure (excluding sides of torso. Wanted to sculpt his hair, but the heat at the moment made the clay too dry to work with, so painted instead. Seems I'm slowely incorperating my 'artwork series' style of painting into regular figs (many different shades making up one part). Hair is prime example of this, but so is the torso basis, which uses very light tan and lots of little white strokes to create a fabric look. All in all pretty cool figure and sad to see it go, but hey, thats why I made it lol.
Also I have 10 legolas heads to work with, so the face styles in upcoming figs, may look fairly similar.
Might do some more 'Python', i.e King Arthur, but I know some others are currently working on those, so he'l be at the bottom of my list.
What do you think?/ Have you seen the film?
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I must confess to not being a lover of snakes, but when the gardener at Mt. Coot-tha pointed this sun basking fellow out to us, I couldn't help but take a photo of it. It was slithering its way back under the bush, so its head wasn't visible.
My first snake capture.
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Carpet Pythons are a common sight across northern and eastern Australia, with many households unknowingly having residents pythons in their roof - handy to keep rats away!
This large python was photographed in ambush position on a log in monsoonal forest in Darwin.
smooth feels wonderful to the touch.
Not slimey as some people think.
Beautiful patterns.
Beautiful colors.
the front end of the Python was attached to my arm.
I think he was about five ft long so only a little one.
The green tree python is a species of python native to New Guinea, islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia. As its name suggests, it is a bright green snake that can reach 2 m in length and 1.6 kg in weight.
Morelia viridis, commonly known as the green tree python, or as it is known in the herpetoculture hobby, chondro is a species of python found in New Guinea, islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia
We had a marvelleous day at the Captive Light Repitile Plus photoshoot in Bournemouth. Here's a Royal Python to start off the show. Thanks go to my flickr friends Helen and Sue for telling me about this and for my flickr friend Elle for keeping me supplied with sucky sweets on the car journey.
Southern African rock python.
German: Südliche Felsenpython.
The approx. 2m (2.2 yd.) long constrictor is just as frightened as the two Zulu men.
Rock pythons can grow up to 5m (5.5 yd.) long. Habitat Southern Africa.
1/87 scale Diorama with hand made snake.
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I'm not a huge fan of snakes but the more I see them at the zoo and learn about them the less intimidating they become.
They are usually asleep or curled under something when I visit but I was lucky to see this huge olive python slithering around on a branch.
The area where the snakes are is also a hard to photograph area and I have never been happy with any of my shots in this area but this one I am happy with.
The Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) is a large constrictor originally native to parts of Southeast Asia. The species, capable of growing to over 20 feet long and weighing several hundred pounds, now also call the state of Florida in the Southeastern United States home. The snakes were first imported into the United States due to demand for the exotic pet trade. Wild populations subsequently became established in South Florida from animals that either escaped captivity or were intentionally released. With no natural predators to keep their population in check, it is estimated that over 100,000 of the massive snakes now inhabit the Everglades wetlands. Researchers have documented the pythons preying on more than 70 different animal species, many of which are endangered and found nowhere else. This has placed the sensitive ecology and biodiversity of the Everglades in peril — so much so that local authorities now ask members of the public to participate in annual hunts of the invasive reptiles in order to control their numbers and save native wildlife.
Image caption: An invasive Burmese Python captured in the Florida Everglades. USA.
Morelia viridis
Despite the name, this youngster is clearly yellow - neonate and juvenile Green pythons exhibit a range of colours though yellow is the only form displayed in the Australian population of this species as far as I know. Minutes after photographing an adult in ambush mode, finding this guy was somewhat of a joke - almost too good to be true!!
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The African rock python is Africa’s largest snake, and the forth largest snake in the world.
The African rock python is a non-venomous snake with a thick, muscular body covered in smooth scales. Its coloration ranges from brown, chestnut, olive, to grey-green, with dark blotches forming a staircase-like or irregular stripe pattern on the back, fading to a lighter belly with black specks. Juveniles are more brightly marked than adults.
The head is triangular with a distinctive spearhead marking from the snout to above the eyes and a smaller inverted 'V' under each eye. Females are generally larger than males, with adults averaging (3 to 5 m) in length and (44 to 55 kg) in weight, though exceptional individuals can reach nearly (10 m) and over (135 kg).
This snake inhabit a wide range of environments across sub-Saharan Africa, including forests, savannas, wetlands, and areas near rivers and lakes. They avoid the driest deserts and the highest mountain elevations but can be found up to (2,300 m) above sea level.
Two subspecies exist, Python sebae sebae in northern and central Africa, and Python sebae natalensis in southern Africa. Their range spans countries such as Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Angola, with some overlap in Kenya and northern Tanzania.
The snake does not perceive much with their eyes; instead, they rely on a complex network of sensory organs in and around the face. Their tongue is able to 'smell' the surrounding environment thanks to special receptors in the tissue. They also have a little organ above their nasal cavity called the vomeronasal organ that can detect pheromones in the air, useful in pinpointing the location of nervous or frightened prey. Finally, African rock pythons have heat-sensing pits in their scales that can help them locate both predators and prey. It works a little like infrared technology for snakes. The pits can detect heat patterns in the atmosphere around them,
These pythons are carnivorous constrictors, feeding on mammals, birds, and reptiles. Smaller individuals consume rodents and birds, while larger adults can prey on antelopes, warthogs, and even crocodiles. They kill by constriction. After gripping the prey, it coils around it, tightening its coils every time the victim breathes out. Death is thought to be caused by cardiac arrest rather than by asphyxiation or crushing. In March 2017, a 12 ft.10 in. (3.9 m) African rock python was filmed eating a large adult male spotted hyena weighing 150 lb. (70 kg). That encounter suggests that the snake might very well be capable of hunting and killing larger and more dangerous animals than previously thought. The largest ever recorded meal of any snake was when a (4.9 m) African Rock Python consumed a (59 kg) impala. They always swallow their prey head first.
Breeding occurs from November to March. Females lay eggs in protected sites such as tree hollows, burrows, or termite mounds, with clutch sizes ranging from 20 to 100 eggs, though 20 to 50 is more common. The eggs weigh between 4.5 to 5.9 oz. (). The female coils around the eggs for protection rather than thermoregulation. Eggs incubate for two to three months, and hatchlings are independent immediately, growing rapidly to about 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) in their first year.
African rock pythons live for around 20 to 30 years. According to the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the oldest African rock python in captivity was a female that lived for 27.3 years, but evidence suggests that they might live even longer in the wild.
African Rock Pythons are generally solitary and are most active at night, especially when attempting to hunt. However it’s common for them to bask in the sun in winter months to help with their thermoregulation.
Despite being non-venomous they can be dangerous due to their size and strength. Observing them safely requires caution, and binoculars or zoom cameras are recommended for wildlife enthusiasts.
They are threatened by habitat loss and collection for the pet and leather trades. While not currently classified as endangered, local populations may be at risk due to human activity.
African rock pythons are both prized and feared in African culture. The Luo people of Kenya generally consider snakes to be evil and believe that sorcerers make them harm people. They express a different attitude towards pythons and they worship the python, seen as a reincarnation of Omieri, Goddess of Harvest and linked with rain and fertility. In some parts of eastern Nigeria, particularly in the towns of Idemili in Anambra, the python is revered as a sacred symbol of the deity Eke Idemili.
Malayopython reticulatus. World's longest snake. Photo taken in Singapore. 网纹蟒。世界上最长的蛇。摄于新加坡。2025.2.2
One of the least discussed repaints, but a surprisingly nice looking figure, albeit overpriced and pretty useless.
Wikipedia: The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake and listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution. In several range countries, it is hunted for its skin, for use in traditional medicine, and for sale as a pet. It is an excellent swimmer, has been reported far out at sea and has colonized many small islands within its range. It is among the three heaviest snakes. Like all pythons, it is a non-venomous constrictor. Adult people have been killed (and in at least two reported cases, eaten) by reticulated pythons.
This particular python was killed by my friend who lives a few blocks away from me. He raises prize chickens and some of them went missing. He caught it raiding the chicken coop one night. It was 3.1 meters (10' 2") long.
A green tree python wrapped around some tree branches.
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