My new Blood Python

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Rescued this guy from a local pet store that has been neglecting to feed their animals they way they should. More of a youtube user myself but I'm getting on here a little more frequently so I figured I'd start a thread.

YouTube - Blood Python 3/3/10

dude that crazy broken pattern on his back is totally different than most bloods that Ive seen before... Nice find, really cool looking snake, and I congratulate you on your good deed, rescuing that python from the pet store was the right thing to do, it may not be the easiest thing to rehabilitate snakes that have been abused by idiots, but props to you man...

That blood is gonna be amazing looking when it matures, make sure to post us some more pics and keep us updated on how its doin, thanks man!

Thanks alot for the comment. Yeah I been looking at bloods online and recently seeing alot on here but he definately stood out when I saw him at the store. I have experience rehabilitating an undernourished snake so he was a project I was willing to take on. He's already ready taken two rat fuzzys and looking better by the min. Future pics and vids to come.

Cool I will be waiting to check out yer updates, I have to admit I am becoming a big fan of blood pythons, they are big beefy badass buff snakes, mine put the squeeze on his rat the other day and I swear I heard that rats spine snapping like a dry twig!

On a side note, the way that pet store in yer video had those tegus packed together like that was freakin brutal, way to many of those guys together in cages that small, they are gonna cannabalize the hell out of eachother like that, and that dude at the front desk with his thumb up his *** needs to get up and take care of his store full of dead and dying reptiles. I liked yer comment bubbles in the video, somebody needs to hit that dude with a bat and lock him up in a tiny cage with a few dozen starved water monitors and see how he likes being crowded and caged with a load of hungry carnivorous monitor lizards...

Again good job gettin that blood outta that death trap of a pet store...

If I may, The said animal "looks" to be a Borneo short tail or Borneo blood for the average joe..It also IMO looks like it very well could be a cross between a red and borneo..But in fact thats a guess at a glance..In regards to the back bone or spine, Even thick healthy animals will always exhibit such..
Its the nature of the beast and is exhibited in other species as well..:salute:

Thanks for the info Tim. you kept me from having to post another thread asking if anyone knows what he was for sure. Coming from your I take that as an educated guess. I was just checking previous posts involving someone purchasing your snakes. Great looking animals you have there and you seem to have plenty of experience with Bloods. Would you happen to know the going price on an albino female? Thinking that's gonna be my next purchase. Thanks.

A few more pics.

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Hovafl, to answer your question T+ albino female will likely run between 500 700 bucks, T- and we're talking thousands..The snake looks as though its in good shape but its markings has me "inclined" to think its a hybrid/mutt between Brietensteini and Brongasmai..Theres a more blood keepers that hang here maybe they'll step forward with their opinions..But if you like it thats what counts...Right on..:)

Another thanks to you Tim, you have been very helpful. Originally wasn't looking into blood morphs since I just wanted one for a pet in my collection and this blood was a standout that I had to have. But now after hearing about T+ and T- I see I'll being doing a lot more research and down the line looking to pick up a high quality female for possible future breeding plans. My wife's gonna kill me. ;o)

Hovafl. if you'd like to gander at some pretty pictures VPI pythons has some very nice photo gallerys of all the shorties..They're the leaders in this particular group of animals and have things to make ya drool..If ya want to hang with the folks who are most passionate about the group theres bloodpythons.com ..:gj:

I'll definately be checking out the site sources you provided. I should have entered the Ball python market with more of a game plan purchasing all females. But I'm just a fairly new fan to snake collecting and realizing these guys can pay for themselves with a game plan. Considering the growing interest in morph reptiles, I'll be sure to take a more calculated approach if I plan to possibly get into future Blood breeding. I'm sure there are gonna be many more ball python keepers that are gonna take interest in quality Bloods in the future like I did. I'll start getting ahead of the game. I greatly appreciate your guidence in the Blood world. You definately have my referal as the Blood Guy to go to. :gj:

I have to agree with Tim, he does look like a mutt-hybrid, he will probably make for a great pet, I don't think I would breed him to an albino female.
The spine I also got freaked out by my first Borneo when it got hear, I was thinking she was underweight, no thats how they roll, but the video shows the belly and there you can see something is wrong, hope it only is lack of food.
I'm sure you will have him up to health soon, thanks for rescuing him!

Thanks Martin. Didn't purchase this guy for breeding purposes, just a first blood pet, and to get him out of that horrible store. But the more I research Bloods the more interested I become. Just checked out the VPI site and been drooling. :o) Been to the VPI site before but only researched Ball Pythons. As I wait for Ball Python eggs I'll be keeping myself busy educating myself on bloods, short tails, and lineage. If I ever do breed bloods I'll be looking to produce quality animals that will do well in the market, so I'll be doing a lot of shopping around. Not to mention I still have a long ways to go even if I do get a female since I prefer to purchase my animals as babies and juveniles.

And the Plot thickens! Decided to pop/sex my Blood/Borneo today and just was having trouble getting his Hemipenes to come out. I was under the impression Bloods should sex just like Ball pythons so when I couldn't get his hemipenes to come out I took it to my normal reptile store to get an experts advice and have it probed. Come to find out He is a She! :rofl: After all the other faults from the store I purchased my animal from, I don't know why I took the owner's word for it that it was a male. I didn't want to disturb the snake after it just ate at the store so I never checked myself until today. Well this snake will be larger then intended but loved non-the-less. Who knows, since she might possibly already be a Borneo Hybrid/Mutt maybe I'll try some Superballs with her in the future. lol

The particular group of snakes is somewhat difficult to sex in that females will evert a musk gland that can be mistaken for a hemipene..Coloration plays a big part, with the female being pinkesh and the males a darker purple color..