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enjoying some humidity. Considering he's very probably close to 40 years old any photo opportunity is a good one. "Monty" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Photo by Frank.
I took some photos of some of Lamont's (my brother) critters last night for him. He breeds these, so these are some variety of rare colors and whatnot. So the crazy-strange colors that you see are really how these guys look; they're not retouched.
Strobist: Bare SB26 at about 6:30, roughly 2 feet up.
newest addition to the snake family. this is little dude or also known as LD. he is a bannana ball python morph. hes just a baby only at 6 months old. he was very tiny so im guessing he may have been the runt.
A member of the education staff holds a ball python, native to southern Sudan.
Zoos exist for conservation education, which I believe is highly needed in our time.
Ball Python
(Python regius)
Ball pythons are native to the grasslands and open forests of West and Central Africa. They are known for the protective mechanism of “balling,” where they form a tight ball with the head at the center in response to threats, earning them their common name, "ball python."
Also known as Royal Pythons, these beautifully patterned snakes average between 3-5 feet in length, with females being larger than males. They are crepuscular creatures, that is, most active at dawn and dusk. A typical diet consists almost exclusively of rodents such as African giant rats, black rats, rufous-nosed rats, shaggy rats, and grass mice. Ball pythons carry no venom, but instead constrict their prey and ingest it whole. Wild ball pythons, like so many snakes, play a vital role in controlling pest populations, especially in rural areas.
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watching over "Monty" who was out for a while. "Monty" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) who is most likely 35 - 40 years old. Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank. .
from "Princess." Her tongue senses taste and smell among other characteristics of the world around her. It and the Jacobson's organ in her mouth which interprets those environmental qualities are her main sensory sources and far more accurate than any human senses. Her tongue, obviously, is harmless to us.. She is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank.
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of "Nippy." Although I've cared for him for 20 years he doesn't have many pictures. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons are natives of Africa and are among the gentlest of snakes. Photo by Frank.
Find "Princess'" head..."Princess" is a Royal (Ball) python (Python regius), a native of West Africa. In the United States they are commonly called "ball pythons" but the correct name is "Royal python." The name "ball" python comes from their behavior trait of curling into a ball, burying their heads inside the coils of their bodies, when they feel threatened. "Princess" is the offspring of my first pair of Royal pythons which I obtained over 20 years ago, and which I still have. She hatched in 1997 so she is 11 years old this August. Check her tags for more information. Also www.ecosnake.com. Photo by Frank
saying hello to "Monty." "Monty" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons are native to west Africa and "Monty" is most likely between 35 - 40 years old. Photo by Frank.
if you recall this was a rescued ball python. the scars on her back are from a heat rock that her previous owner had ignorantly placed inside of the enclosure with the snake..and the snake snuggled right up to it trying to stay warm. last night i spent about thirty minutes trying to find all the little pieces of shed that was all over the enclosure cause, with that scar tissue, her skin rarely comes off in one piece these days...more like a thousand little pieces strewn all over the place. She's about four feet long, around twelve pounds of solid muscle so moving those pieces of flagstone around is no problem for her..much to the detriment of the glass as you can see.
Timing is everything! please view large Taken at a reptile show in the Hilton Long Island.
This reptiles are harmless as you are not allowed to have poisonous snakes in captivity in New York state, once you touch them you will change your mind about snakes as I did:-)
I'll try to start getting caught up here in the morning.
I hope everyone is well and enjoying his and her time.
After a nine months period of fasting, iGmasha finally ate .. 3 mice in 2 days.
Please say mashallah, she's the only friend i got left.
Another shot of the beautiful young Royal python, who was one of my personal favourites. Taken at my recent photography day with CaptiveLight in Bournemouth.
Ball Python (Python regius) from Ghana.
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... is really quite something! They are (genetically, I'm told) among the friendliest, most mellow of all animals. Their defense behavior is to roll in to a ball (thus, "Ball" python), and when really challenged, they will tuck their heads into the ball.
They originated in western Central Africa: Liberia, Ghana, Togo, Sierra Leone, Guinea (+Bissau) all the way east to Uganda and Sudan. Their home territory ranges from savanna (dry grassland) to rainforest. They are kings among snakes, eating a varied diet that include other reptiles, and especially snakes!
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As you may remember, my single female ball python (Python regius) laid seven eggs without any interaction with a male python ever in her life. That's pretty rare but known phenomenon called parthenogenesis. Only one egg survived despite proper incubation, and single baby ball python was born.
Unfortunately he (or she) refused to eat after first skin shedding, which happen quite often with baby ball pythons. However, after weeks of games with all my tricks being used to convince small hunter to hunt, we eventually sorted this as well, and seems that now we have healthy, fast growing happy baby snake :-)