Python Natalensis!!!

Hi from Italy, I know Python natalensis in captivity are very rare, but don't despair: I have 4.2 specimens that will breed in 2009 or 2010 (one female is subadult, the other one is a hatchling).
One of my hatchling males:

http://picasaweb.google.it/Engaiaude...71022311690434

http://picasaweb.google.it/Engaiaude...71018547079458

And see this gorgeous video:
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=hndRHd1zDWk

Stefano Barone
www.stefanobarone.net

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!!!!!!!!!!!
that's a big-a$$ snake!!!! what's it's common name? nice video.

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Originally Posted by Seba

Hi from Italy, I know Python natalensis in captivity are very rare, but don't despair: I have 4.2 specimens that will breed in 2009 or 2010 (one female is subadult, the other one is a hatchling).
One of my hatchling males:

http://picasaweb.google.it/Engaiaude...71022311690434

http://picasaweb.google.it/Engaiaude...71018547079458

And see this gorgeous video:
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=hndRHd1zDWk

Stefano Barone
www.stefanobarone.net

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Wow, never seen one of those. That has GOT to be somehow related to a ball (first picture)!! Beautiful and congrats!

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Originally Posted by munding

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!!!!!!!!!!!
that's a big-a$$ snake!!!! what's it's common name? nice video.

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It's common names are Natal rock python, Southern rock python, Lesser rock python. Once it was considered a subspecies of Python sebae, but now it's a full species [D. G. Broadley ,PYTHON NATALENSIS IS A VALID SPECIES, 1999, African Herp News 29:31-32]

ah i see..:gj:

How beautiful!!