Children's vs Spotted! Picture Heavy!

I was given a small python. The age is approximately 14 months old. Weighs right around 30g.

I attempted to take pictures in the light box but it would not sit still. I don't think it liked the bright lights!

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Spotted. I'm almost certain of it.

Here are my male and female childrens for comparison.
Female. Note the more muted color and the difference in the eyes.
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Male.
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Here is a good one of the eyes
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I do see the difference, but the markings on mine are the same as pics I've seen, even the head stamp.

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I still say spotted as well, or possibly a mix of the two, but in no way does that look like any childreni that I have seen. Did you email the contact that I gave you in the PM with a picture?

Here is 15 pages of antaresia with pictures of both. Again I agree with Lefty, the pattern is too dark and the eyes are a pretty big giveaway...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-club-pic-post

Oh. OK, is it the color of the eyes?

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Oh. OK, is it the color of the eyes?

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In my opinion yes, the color of the eyes and how dark and contrasted the pattern is on the body. Childreni tend to be more washed out. Even as a hatchling mine was not that dark.

yep, the eye color. and as stated above, the darkness of the pattern. just look at the color contrast between yours and mine. my examples are pretty standard childreni. your snake is a beauty, just think its a spotted. either way, be happy. Anteresia are so under rated. you will love that little guy.

Alright, I'll let it be, and agree that it's a spotted python.

It is a beauty for sure. My Co worker said it would bite him all the time, but not me... I've been holding it 4 days a week and even put it through a stressful photoshoot, with no aggression.

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Mine is only nippy in his cage, if I reach in there I will get bit, once he is out no issues, he is very calm. I have noticed mine will go through mood swings too depending on the time of the year. As Lefty said Antaresia is a lot of fun to work with and tends to be under rated. I love mine, you get the attitude/personality of a big snake in a really compact package, and if you provide them with a large cage they will be very active; and IMO make a nice display animal. Mine is constantly on the move, perches up on his branches and every time I put fresh water in his bowl he goes straight for it. I put a branch right over his water bowl so he will climb up and then drop his head down towards it.

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Mine is only nippy in his cage, if I reach in there I will get bit, once he is out no issues, he is very calm. I have noticed mine will go through mood swings too depending on the time of the year. As Lefty said Antaresia is a lot of fun to work with and tends to be under rated. I love mine, you get the attitude/personality of a big snake in a really compact package, and if you provide them with a large cage they will be very active; and IMO make a nice display animal. Mine is constantly on the move, perches up on his branches and every time I put fresh water in his bowl he goes straight for it. I put a branch right over his water bowl so he will climb up and then drop his head down towards it.

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I have noticed with mine that it is very very fast. This thing can slither off my hand and do a lap around its tub before I can put the lid on.

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I have noticed with mine that it is very very fast. This thing can slither off my hand and do a lap around its tub before I can put the lid on.

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Yes, mine is took there are times when he is content just coiling around my wrist and sitting and others where he is wrapped in between each finger, going from hand to hand, up my arm going right up to my face. He can also turn around and be off the hook really fast as well.

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Mine is only nippy in his cage, if I reach in there I will get bit, once he is out no issues, he is very calm. I have noticed mine will go through mood swings too depending on the time of the year. As Lefty said Antaresia is a lot of fun to work with and tends to be under rated. I love mine, you get the attitude/personality of a big snake in a really compact package, and if you provide them with a large cage they will be very active; and IMO make a nice display animal. Mine is constantly on the move, perches up on his branches and every time I put fresh water in his bowl he goes straight for it. I put a branch right over his water bowl so he will climb up and then drop his head down towards it.

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Thanks for the advice, I had some scrap wood, so I have already started construction on a smaller display cage. It's about 24x12x18.

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Thanks for the advice, I had some scrap wood, so I have already started construction on a smaller display cage. It's about 24x12x18.

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Cool, that should hold you over for a while, but once he starts to get some size on him you may want to step it up. Mine is currently in a 36inx18inx16in and at some point will most likely be stepped up to a 4x2x2.

Yeah I agree. I saved my plans for the boa cage I built, and I made them to stack 4 tall.

The spotted will have a spot for sure when it gets that size. But I figured if it's for sure 14 months old, and still that small, then they must have slow growth rates.

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Yeah I agree. I saved my plans for the boa cage I built, and I made them to stack 4 tall.

The spotted will have a spot for sure when it gets that size. But I figured if it's for sure 14 months old, and still that small, then they must have slow growth rates.

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ya my childreni grew really slow then all the sudden shot up, but he is almost 2 at this point and just now hit 3ft. I started off with him as a hatchling in a little plastic "kritter keeper" because he was soo small he could squeeze out of everything else, then did a 10 gallon, I had an empty vision cage for him, but his girth was still so tiny that he could squeeze between the glass doors so his 3ft cage is still a glass tank with a screen lid, which kills me I hate using tanks, but I didn't have anything else that he couldn't escape from haha. When he goes in his bigger cage it will be a hinged door so he can't get out.