Woma Python

It's not my first choice, id rather a green anaconda, but i definately dont need 2 large snakes, and since it seems i wont have any luck locating my rufous beaked snake, i will probably settle for a woma python over the next few months. i'm not really too familiar on them, and id like to learn a bit, and see some pictures of some if anybody has any, and maybe a price i can get them for? i really dont want to spend $400. i think the cheapest i seen was $350. any help is greatly appreciated.

Pay for quality and you will be more happy in the end. If you're not too big on them I would suggest waiting and getting what you really want.

yea but i dont think ill ever find what i want lol, so ill settle on the 2nd thing i wanted. i understand about the quality but i dont know the diff between them, as long as it eats, looks healthy, and doesnt have mites i have no clue what else to look for, i think the $350 was from k&n reptiles, and its a local place.

I'm going to agree with what's been said and wait for what you really want, but that being said Woma's are great snakes. Here are some pics of our 08 female. She's a very easy keeper and has a great personality--very gentle and inquisitive.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...eb2000/SN1.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...eb2000/sn2.jpg

i mean i wanted a woma before i found out about the rufous beaked snake, so im going to probably get one in may at the reptile show unless i can find one cheaper and in good health and not able to locate a rufous beaked snake.

but overall the womas are beautiful.

just like david said. you get what you pay for. $350 is way cheap so im not sure i'd go that route. they range from 400-700 so.....

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture057.jpg


http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture055.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture056.jpg

this is an 08 female i paid 300$ for shes alot more calm now unless shes in her cage. they are pretty easy to take care of. you gotta keep the humidity down. they have no shedding issues, their scales are round. you also might want to consider blackhead pythons(they have a few blackhead morphs)

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i mean i wanted a woma before i found out about the rufous beaked snake, so im going to probably get one in may at the reptile show unless i can find one cheaper and in good health and not able to locate a rufous beaked snake.

but overall the womas are beautiful.

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Neal:

AA Reptiles is selling red-spotted beakeds on KS.

I have womas. They are nice animals and are fairly bulletproof. Prices have come way down from where they were a year or two ago.

In terms of quality, many breeders are breeding for color. In Australia, womas are generally classified by locality and some localities tend to be more colorful than others. Just because a snake has eye-catching colors does not mean it is of superior quality than one who is more true to it's original locality.

I've been thinking about picking up a woma for a while now.

I've heard womas can be a bit nippy when young, but calm down eventually. Anybody else have any experience with this?

Also, I know they have axanthic black-heads - when are the axanthic womas coming out!?!?!?! i bet they'd look sweet. maybe i should just start saving for one of those when they eventually do come out.

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Originally Posted by scutechute

I've been thinking about picking up a woma for a while now.

I've heard womas can be a bit nippy when young, but calm down eventually. Anybody else have any experience with this?

Also, I know they have axanthic black-heads - when are the axanthic womas coming out!?!?!?! i bet they'd look sweet. maybe i should just start saving for one of those when they eventually do come out.

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mine is somewhat nippy
they also have albino blackheads