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No, we are not talking the programming language here. This reptile has just had its lunch and decided to take a nap just beside the wall.
Blood Pythons may look intimidating, but they are popular pets with people who like to have something unusual, though obviously some expertise is needed to keep such an animal and they should only be kept after very careful consideration.
In the wild they survive mainly on small rodents such as mice and rats.
The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and subtropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees. Wild individuals average 3.7 metres (12 ft) long, but may reach up to 5.74 metres (19 ft)
So very many skippers in the canyon, and nearly all of them on Arizona thistle.
Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Superfamily Hesperioidea - Skippers
Family Hesperiidae - Skippers
Subfamily Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers
Genus Atrytonopsis
Species python - Python Skipper
Eldest daughter (then 3) with very patient python. Python had been saved after being run over and spent 6 months in therapy with Heidi as nurse.
Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa). Willow Vale, SEQ.
More info: southeastsnakecatcher.com.au/spotted-python/
Gold Coast Snake Catcher: southeastsnakecatcher.com.au/gold-coast-snake-catcher/