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One of the many highlights from my trip to Australia over Christmas were the various reptiles we saw. Aside from the small lizards and monitors, we saw 3 species of snake as well: Carpet Python, Tree Snake and Red-bellied Black.
We spotted this huge Carpet Python after hearing a branch snap while walking along a creek. It must have been about 2 metres long and wasn't bothered by us photographing it.
I will be uploading some more photos from my trip over the coming days and weeks so make sure you check back to see them!
The slide was never going to be the most popular ride at the funfair but on a cold damp night stuck at the end of all the other rides no matter how brightly lit is was it still looked lost
Python photographed at the Calusa Nature Center.
This Python was coiled up in his enclosure when I photographed him.
Sony A6000/ICLE-6000 e-mount body with Sony SEL 55-210/F4.5-6.3 OSS lens and 6mm extension tube. Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
We spotted this Diamond python on the side of the road driving through Kangaroo Valley, NSW. What a beauty! So I got out of the car, lied down on the tarmac and crawled towards the snake, and then the python was just looking straight at me... what a thrill!
This reticulated python lives at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Park in Norfolk.
Individuals of this species have proved to be indisputably the longest snake in the world. Their length ranges from 5ft to 21ft 4in. (1.5 to 6.5 m) with a weight of between 2lb. 3 oz. to 165 lb. 6 oz. (1 to 75 kg)
The snakes complex geometric pattern is made up of irregular diamond shapes in olive green, brown, white, and gold, with a black outline. The back typically has a series of irregular diamond shapes flanked by smaller markings with light centres. In the snakes wide geographic range, much variation of size, colour, and markings commonly occurs. The pattern is called disruptive colouration and in a shadowy jungle environment amid fallen leaves and debris, it allows them to virtually disappear, protecting them from predators and helping them to catch their prey.
Reticulated pythons are solitary creatures and are active throughout the night. They are found in South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits rainforests, woodlands, and nearby grasslands and may venture into agricultural land or near human habitation. It is also associated with rivers and is found in areas with nearby streams and lakes. They are a slow moving snakes but are excellent swimmers, it has even been reported far out at sea and has consequently has colonized many islands within its range
As with all pythons, the reticulated python is an ambush predator, usually waiting until prey wanders within strike range before seizing it in its coils and killing by constriction. Its natural diet includes mammals and occasionally birds. Small snakes up to 10 to 13 ft. (3 to 3.9 m) long eat mainly small mammals such as rats, other rodents, mouse-eared bats, and treeshrews, whereas larger individuals take prey such as small Indian civet and bearcats, primates, pigs, and deer weighing more than 135 lb. (61.25 kg). Adult humans have been killed and eaten by this snake. As a rule, the reticulated python seems able to swallow prey up to one-quarter its own length and up to its own weight.
Adult females lay between 15 and 80 eggs per clutch. At an optimum incubation temperature of 31–32 °C (88–90 °F), the eggs take an average of 88 days to hatch.[ The hatchlings are at least 2 ft. (61 cm) in length and are independent at birth. The young pythons can expect to live for about 23 years.
King cobras and crocodiles prey on reticulated pythons. Eggs and juvenile pythons are vulnerable to predators such as hawks, eagles, herons, and small mammals. The python is still persecuted by man for it's skin, for use in traditional medicine, for meat and for sale as pets. Few snakes live long enough to reach their maximum potential size.
According to IUCN, the reticulated python is locally common and widespread throughout its range but no overall population estimate is available. Currently, this species is classified as 'Least Concern' on the IUCN Red List
Python royal - Ball Python
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This Childrens Python was relocated from someones backyard in Mount Isa in April 2014. Through sheer luck the same snake was found last night still in good condition. The markings on the neck were used to determine it was the same snake. It is good to see that a relocation was successful and the snake is still in good health almost 10 months on.
It also gave me the opportunity to try out my new lense, the Canon 24-70mm F/4 Antaresia childreni. Sybella Creek, Mount Isa, QLD.
Canon 500D and a Canon 100mm Macro (non IS). I was flat on my stomach in the grass. The python was 30-35 cm in front of me in the natural light. No flash or reflector was used.
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Here is a photo I took of a snake at the Dairy Days in Dryden, NY on Saturday. This wasn't by any means a big snake, these animals can get up to 10 feet long. These can be bought for a pet. Not something I'd ever do because I think they belong in the wild. snakesnuggles.com/what-is-a-reticulated-python/
Python bivittatus
A healthy adult male that was found and captured crossing a road late at night in south Florida. Though most people associate pythons with Everglades National Park, this species continues to expand its range to the north and west in south Florida. This big male was found right on the periphery of the suburbs while driving home from field work.