Anyone Have Any Experience With White Lipped Pythons?

So in my search for my next snake I've pretty much narrowed it down to a White Lipped Python, another Carpet, and a Rainbow Boa. I can't find much on White Lips and I was wondering if anyone here had kept any. From my understanding the southern locality gets larger than the northern one. Are they semi arboreal? Should I provide it things to climb? And where could I get one? Outback Reptiles always seems to have a couple at the shows I've been to but I've heard mixed thing about them

Contact Rich at Reptile Rapture, Monona WI, pretty sure he breeds white-lipped pythons. I think they are more arboreal.

The one we handled was a snappy little baby, none of the employees would have anything to do with her, even Rich was pretty respectful (given her small size), then she was nice and polite for my husband.


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I've read that one of the localities tends to be more nippy than the other, but for the life of me I can't remember which is which.

i saw these at an expo awhile back.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m/3amo0qfl.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m/lNgVohDl.jpg

a breeder/vendor from another table came over and bought this feisty female.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m/QuG6TiQl.jpg

they were from an Idaho based breeder - Molecular Reptile. here: http://www.molecularreptile.com/Both_Leio.html#black i recall that they breed small batches. anyway they could probably help u out.

i think the breeder that bought the female was one of the staffers from Inland Reptiles from Spokane, WA. Nick Mutton and Inland Reptiles specializes in Carpets (pure lineage) and other arboreal snakes.


Edit: also here are two forumers and their pix thread for their WLP's. they haven't been very active tho. WLP's are beautiful!

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?217691-Northern-White-Lipped-Python-Picture-HEAVY!!!-CHUNKY!!
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-Python-photos

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Originally Posted by Prognathodon

Contact Rich at Reptile Rapture, Monona WI, pretty sure he breeds white-lipped pythons. I think they are more arboreal.

The one we handled was a snappy little baby, none of the employees would have anything to do with her, even Rich was pretty respectful (given her small size), then she was nice and polite for my husband.


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I'll give him a shout, thanks my dude

Went ahead and shot Molecular an email, hopefully he'll have some

I just wanted to say they're semi-arboreal and active with climbing, sort of like how carpets are, so it's best to provide them with a large enclosure and branches.

I really wanted one at one point and researched quite a bit, even though I don't have one LOL.

Did you ever get to contacting DM Exotics about their new docile locality?

Shot him an email, he hasn't responded yet

I can tell you that the northern Locality ( Gold phase are very defensive and rarely grow out of it. The southern ( black phase are awesome super docile animals but HARD to find I’ve been looking for a long time. I can only answer behavior questions nothing about breeding sadly.

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Originally Posted by Louv44

I can tell you that the northern Locality ( Gold phase are very defensive and rarely grow out of it. The southern ( black phase are awesome super docile animals but HARD to find I’ve been looking for a long time. I can only answer behavior questions nothing about breeding sadly.

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Well that's good to know, honestly I prefer the southern locality

Years back my brothers friend has a store and had a great distribution guy in Indonesia. Even the wild caught southern black locality animals wouldn’t bite they were amazing animals. I personally thought they looked better too. Jet black with that awesome iridescence. Only person I know of that breeds them now gets one clutch a year and didn’t get any this year. Have to get lucky to find one or go to one of the major shows. If you do find one you will be a happy camper they are great animals. I spoke to a biologist years ago who did some field work out there and thinks they are less defensive cause they deal with a lot less predators.

I've only seen a couple white lipped pythons for sale ( like 4 or 5 I think ). Most were southerns I believe I only remember one northern and he had a nasty attitude. I have some pictures somewhere. A buddy of mine has a southern male, about 6 feet long or thereabouts. It's less defensive than his Carpet.

A little update, DM Exotics has a waiting list for white lipped pythons. Unfortunately a snake in the 300s is beyond what i can afford right now but a least i know where i can find some. the northern was at the All Maryland reptile show back in July, the southerns were at repticon Maryland.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/9KN0RTy.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/yFPgrJD.jpg

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Originally Posted by MD_Pythons

A little update, DM Exotics has a waiting list for white lipped pythons. Unfortunately a snake in the 300s is beyond what i can afford right now but a least i know where i can find some. the northern was at the All Maryland reptile show back in July, the southerns were at repticon Maryland.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/9KN0RTy.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/yFPgrJD.jpg

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Wow! I have to say that's actually quite a bit less expensive than I was expecting. They're the same price as my sterling ball python.

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Wow! I have to say that's actually quite a bit less expensive than I was expecting. They're the same price as my sterling ball python.

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maybe those are wild caught.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

maybe those are wild caught.

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They are