Merauke scrub python female, progression thread

those eyes

Very nice indeed,them eyes really are stunning


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Thanks guys! I agree, I adore her eyes.
I got some awesome pics of her outside the other day :)
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Great pics


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Thank you! :) Testing out the flash on my new camera, works pretty well!
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Wow, look at those colors! Her iridescence is insane and you can't beat those eyes. She's getting big too!

Wow! That is one gorgeous creature, and the photos are great!!! I love her iridescence and the one scale on top of her head that looks like gasoline in water, in the most beautiful way possible. Thanks for sharing!

Really great photos, I love her big head scales too and them eyes,wow.

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Wow! what a serpent. Are you looking forward in handling her alone when she is at full size? I heard female scrubs only get to about 10 feet.

Thanks guys! She's in shed right now so I am looking forward to her shedding and getting some good, outdoor pictures with the new camera!
Luckily I won't have to handle her alone, as my husband will be home any time I want to handle her just to be safe :) And it depends on the locality really, barnecks are the biggest and I believe moluucans are the smallest. Merauke's are about in between, with females being in between 9 and 12ish feet :) I do need to upgrade her perches soon though, her bulk is getting to be a big too big for that diameter of PVC pipe!
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Today was incredibly special to me. After her shed I took her out to clean the cage and chill with me while I'm on my PC. Usually she will be curious and end up roaming the room, but instead this time she decided she wanted to get comfortable and perch on the top of my chair. I know she and I have a lot of trust but to have her be comfortable enough to perch, outside her cage, directly next to me just made me so incredibly happy. I got some good pictures of her in the process of perching, and fully perched.
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Your girl is simply gorgeous spaz. And it's great that she's got a calm temperament. I need to send my boy to you for some behavior modification. :)

Thank you! I am so glad to have her be so calm honestly.
Maybe I should start a scrub python anger management course :rofl:
I took some gorgeous outdoor pics yesterday too!
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Outdoor pics are the best. How do you get her to stay so still?

Looking very nice.

I'm waiting for decent weather and then I'll put some outdoor shots up.

You've done well with that one.

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Today was incredibly special to me. After her shed I took her out to clean the cage and chill with me while I'm on my PC. Usually she will be curious and end up roaming the room, but instead this time she decided she wanted to get comfortable and perch on the top of my chair. I know she and I have a lot of trust but to have her be comfortable enough to perch, outside her cage, directly next to me just made me so incredibly happy. I got some good pictures of her in the process of perching, and fully perched.
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This is is the most precious thing ever!!

Thanks guys! <3
For the outdoor pics I bring out her large hide and let her go into it. I leave her for about five minutes to get comfortable and then take it off of her and get as many pics as I can before she starts moving too much :)

Lots of outdoor photos today :)
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Good stuff.

I highly doubt I can get my fella to stay still for such a photo session.

Think he must be the periscope king, looking really good

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She is lovely isn't she? <3 I also love getting ridiculous pictures of her face LOL
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Also rainbows! <3
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I can’t believe how big Tali is getting! (I mean I can considering I know how big she will be as an adult lol)
She is still as sweet as ever too!
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Tali is looking as lovely as ever Spaz! It's great that she's sweet too. My male is getting a little better but still kind of a jerk. :)

For October theme, we decided posing on a skull would be fitting! She did an excellent job <3
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For October theme, we decided posing on a skull would be fitting! She did an excellent job <3
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Looking good and not overly large. Nice size and beautiful pattern and coloring.

I know I say this almost every time I post her but
Tali is like. Legitimately a dragon. I swear
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Beautiful.

It looks like the size is very manageable compared to my SD x dwarf retic.

Thanks for the update.

Ur good with a camera!!

Thanks y'all! Years of practice, I look back on my old photos and cringe at how bad they are lol.
She is doing well! Still growing, and is 9.6 feet long now :)
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Very pretty

She's a stunning girl and her eyes are gorgeous!

Thank you! :)
I often times put my snakes in hats, because it helps the public see them in a better light. Tali has a wonderful disposition and does not stress easily, so I often include her in these photoshoots!
Today, she got ramen on her head :P
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Oh the humiliation, lol. ;) What a beautiful (& forgiving) serpent! :snake:

Bahaha she is very forgiving <3
She is a big gorgeous girl!
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She’s a looker!

She looks GREAT Spaz! She's getting some good size on her too!

Thanks guys!
I took some photos and this one was my fav, so I edited it to have just a black background. She looks stunning!
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Great photo

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Thank you!
Here's the rest of the set, and the unedited original of the photo above :)
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That animal is absolutely phenomenal. I’m so glad you happened upon such a calm specimen. I’d love the idea of a scrub in my collection someday but that will require some serious forethought and planning. Cheers to many more enjoyable years with such a great critter! [emoji482]


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Gorgeous!! The pictures are incredible!!

She looks incredible! Those eyes are stunning.

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That animal is absolutely phenomenal. I’m so glad you happened upon such a calm specimen. I’d love the idea of a scrub in my collection someday but that will require some serious forethought and planning. Cheers to many more enjoyable years with such a great critter! [emoji482]


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I have these same thoughts.
But I think I’ll enjoy from a far.
Looking great.

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I have these same thoughts.
But I think I’ll enjoy from a far.
Looking great.

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Yea, unfortunately, they aren't all so nice lol

Your girl is the bee's knees Spaz! And you take excellent photos. I still don't know how you get her to stay so still! It's so cool to see such a mellow scrub. Especially one with some size on it. I was watching my male basking the other day and realized that he's usually very calm inside his enclosure and I think he's getting better overall. He doesn't strike at the glass or stay in his "S" pose anymore. It's only when I disturb him that he gets a bit jumpy. I've accepted the fact that he prefers to be left alone more than my other snakes. He's so beautiful though. I have to take him out sometimes. He hasn't taken a swipe at me in months and only musks about half the time now. I still don't trust him anywhere near my face though. He handles so much differently than my other snakes too. His strike range and range of motion are so long. While I wouldn't recommend them for beginners I do think they're an awesome species to keep. Mine is still winning me over. :)

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His strike range and range of motion are so long.

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And their speed is ridiculous!

Thanks everyone! I am very lucky to have gotten one that tamed down fairly easily. I do agree they aren't for beginners! She is my most impressive snake and one of my top two animals I own.
She has gotten a good bite in but both times I either misread her body language or it was a feeding mistake, but each time she let go immediately and didn't pose to strike again. I love her a ridiculous amount tbh.
I also didn't realize in these photos that she was starting to go into shed, and yet she still didn't mind me taking her out and putting a dandelion in front of her for pictures! I only realized she was in shed after looking at how dark she is in these photos.
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Tali has always loved freshly clipped grass. she has her whole giant ass enclosure to sit in, perches and all and she chose the corner i put the grass in. She's done this since she was young, and its hilarious to me that she still does it even when deep in shed
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She is gorgeous!:D

Thank you! :) She finally shed after nearly a month of being in blue!
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