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On approach to Python Pool; a permanent freshwater plunge pool at the base of a large cliff in the Chichester Range escarpment, found within the Millstream-Chichester National Park.
My wife and I were having a coffee at one of our favorite coffee shops at the lakeshore when a man arrived on the patio with his coffee, a small dog, and Wilma, his ball python snake.
Wilma was wrapped around his neck and after putting down his coffee, he gently unwound Wilma and placed her on the fence separating the patio from the Martin Goodman Trail. Wilma wrapped herself around the wood rail and attracted a lot of attention from people walking and cycling the trail.
The owner was very pleased at the crowd that clustered around Wilma and answered questions. She is 5 years old and he said he has had her as a pet since she easily fit in the palm of his hand. Someone asked if she bites. He said "Not really. My wife bites worse than Wilma."
He said it's a lot of fun to go out with his snake because it draws people together and is a great conversation-starter. "Everyone enjoys it and I like seeing that." He encouraged my interest in getting a good photo of Wilma and told me this pose was kind of unusual. "She doesn't usually wrap her tail around her head like that."
It was fun stroking her. Her skin was cool to the touch, quite smooth, and from the firmness I could tell that she is one long bundle of muscle.
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The ball python or python regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade, largely due to its typically docile temperament. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened. The color pattern is typically black or dark brown with light brown or gold sides and dorsal blotches. The belly is a white or cream that may include scattered black markings.
This python is known for being a picky eater and may not eat for months, particularly during the winter breeding season. Ball pythons will not eat when they preparing to shed.
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TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus/Species: Morelia bredli
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: A large, heavily built species, unlike its two more slender Aspidites exhibit companions, who are built for burrowing. Distinct, but variable colors and pattern; often brown-to-reddish background color with cream patterning surrounded by black.
Undersides lighter. Note the multiple heat sensing pits in the upper and lower jaws.
Length up to 2 m, known to reach 3 m in captivity
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Northern Territory of Central Australia in arid desert areas. Most often on rocky outcrops and river banks in or around trees and shrubs. as birds are a favored prey item *
DIET IN THE WILD: Birds are a favored prey item. Like all pythons, a non-venomous species that kills by constriction. To save energy during the dry season when food and water are scarce, pythons reduce their body temperature.
REPRODUCTION: This snake is oviparous, like all pythons. The female coils around the eggs, protecting and warming them with heat generated by muscular "shivering" for the incubation period.
REMARKS: Like all pythons, a non-venomous species that kills by constriction. To save energy during the dry season when food and water are scarce, pythons reduce their body temperature. Can dig and live in burrows to escape daytime heat.
Color of Life note: Pit vipers, boas and pythons have heat sensing organs which detect infrared wavelengths on their face. This feature that detects heat is used in the dark to detect warm blooded prey.
References
California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium, Water Planet little water 2018
Ron’s Wordpress shortlink. wp.me/p1DZ4b-1YO
The Reptile Database reptile-database.reptarium.cz 1981
Inland Reptile
www.inlandreptile.com/bredli/morelia bredli.htm
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