Help with python ID

I saw an amazing python at the last Repticon, and foolishly failed to write the name down.

It was about 6 feet long, medium-thick, with a fairly large head, black, with blue and purple iridescence (like an Indigo) and had thin yellow bands spaced a foot or so apart.

The owner said that these snakes were very rare, and that a young one would set me back about $3,000.

Anybody know what snake this was?

Thanks.

A jungle carpet python? http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...+carpet+python

How about a white lip python...http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...1t:429,r:4,s:0

the description and price sounds like a boelens python to me. an amazing species with very few captive bred specimens ever having been produced.

http://www.pythons.co.uk/animaldt.asp?ID=6

Blackhead python?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidites_melanocephalus

Tho that wouldn't set you back 3000USD. Over here you can get 1.1 for 1500 euros.

Greets,

Yaron

Boelen's Python? They are gorgeous and very rare.

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Originally Posted by jason_ladouceur

the description and price sounds like a boelens python to me. an amazing species with very few captive bred specimens ever having been produced.

http://www.pythons.co.uk/animaldt.asp?ID=6

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Beat me to it!

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Originally Posted by jason_ladouceur

the description and price sounds like a boelens python to me. an amazing species with very few captive bred specimens ever having been produced.

http://www.pythons.co.uk/animaldt.asp?ID=6

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That's the one!

He had the snake out, and it was quite happy to be checking out the people who came up to it.

Gorgeous snake - I would buy one today if I had the money.

(Thanks for all the replies - you guys are awesome!)

Boelens, they are bad azz. I know Pro-Exotics has (or had) one available (no affiliation).

Sweet looking snake!! Is it a type of carpet python? The head looks similar to a carpet.