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Blake Bauer
10-19-2007, 11:19 PM
Haven't seen anyone share picsof this species yet so I'd thought I'd share my pair which I hope to breed in a few months.
Male
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/hellhole881/snakes/5-5-07012.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/hellhole881/snakes/5-5-07015.jpg
Female
(Dark head phase)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/hellhole881/snakes/3-14-07002.jpg
Her with her chrome head
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d169/hellhole881/snakes/5-13-07011.jpg
Lorelei
10-19-2007, 11:36 PM
very nice
The Snake Guru
10-20-2007, 12:37 AM
That male has some fantastic color!

The female ain't bad at all either!

~B~
danthony428
10-20-2007, 03:29 AM
those are the kind im planning on getting, sumatran, i heard they're the ones most likely to be sweet tempered, i found a place called s and s exotics, its really close to my house, they sell bloods and so ill go out there eventually when they have a lot of babies, and find the one that i like best, i really like the way the orange phase looks on blood pythons
Robilyn
10-20-2007, 01:28 PM
Very nice! I agree the little male is especially lovely
mattciupak
10-20-2007, 01:31 PM
the male looks like a ball python x blood python for some reason. he looks fat and small. good luck with the both of them.
Reaper1187
10-20-2007, 04:10 PM
very nice pair, should make some great babies
kahunadog
10-20-2007, 04:17 PM
Chunky little guy. Love the colors
JordanM
10-23-2007, 10:16 PM
Nice lookin pair of blacks, best of luck on yougins.
jltica
10-30-2007, 11:22 PM
Nice lookin pair of blacks, best of luck on yougins.

what the difference between these and regular blood pythons?????
The Snake Guru
10-30-2007, 11:46 PM
They are subspecies from differnt Locals

Sumatrans are usually more red to yellowish in coloration

Borneos are usually pretty Dark, grey, blacks, ect.

~B~
jltica
10-31-2007, 01:48 AM
i these two can sub species can be bred??? there someon selling these in my area he said he bred his sumatran blood x borneo short tail?? is this ok to do?
The Snake Guru
10-31-2007, 02:19 AM
Can yes.....should......subject of some debate. LOL

~B~
Blake Bauer
10-31-2007, 11:40 AM
There are actually 3 different species of blood/ short tail pythons. The sumatran/ malaysian blood python (Python brongersmai), Borneo short tail python (Python breitensteini), and the sumatran short tail (Python curtus). brongersmai is the largest that can get up to 9ft and comes in a variety of colors from red to brown to almost yellow. breitensteini are mostly brown and tend to max out at around 6 feet. Also, most borneos have some degree of dorsal striping. Curtus is typically the smallest species. There are actually two forms of curtus: the orange headed phase and the black/chrome headed phase. The orange headed phase maxes out around 3 feet in length while the other phase can get up to 6. Most likely the 2 phases of curtus are different species as there is enough morphological differences between the two just no one has done the actual work on it. Also brongersmai inhabits malaysia and the northern part of sumatra while curtus inhabits the southern part of sumatra with a large mountain range in between the two species. Hope this helps.
pistolbob
10-31-2007, 09:29 PM
You have some nice animals and thanks for shareing some good info. I've kicked my own butt almost every day since the last show, I could have had a pair of blacks supper cheap and turned them down:frusty:
jltica
10-31-2007, 11:09 PM
You have some nice animals and thanks for shareing some good info. I've kicked my own butt almost every day since the last show, I could have had a pair of blacks supper cheap and turned them down:frusty:

thanks for the info? really helps!