Pic of Sri

Hey guys,

Just wanted to share some pics of Sri with ya guys. I am not sure if its a female or a male. The previous owner did not know it too. Im gonna get it probed soon tho. Its about 8 months old and did not even hiss when i transferred it to the new home. Im gonna give it a week to settle down before getting to know it more. Its a gorgeous blood and a captive bred.

Enjoy!

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Great looking snake!


Pax Cujo

It is a beauty, and I am not partial to bloods. Anyone know how they got to be called "Blood" pythons, anyway?

Lovely snake! I've always assumed that they call them bloods due to their color but I'm not really sure either. Kara likely knows LOL.


~~Jo~~

Yes blood because they are often blood red.

Beautiful snake there! Has some lovely cherry color coming in, and I love the pattern!

Very nice specimen!

I love it when they have the very pronounced ankh's on their heads like that!

Bloods are definitly one of the next pairs I buy. Love 'em!!!

~Jim

i absolutely love bloods. i hope to get one in the future. great lokin snake, Kraniumz.

Thank you for the kind words. I checked it this morning and it seems to be doing well .. except that it was not in any of the hides .. it was lying in the open .. half buried in the aspen. Is this normal ? The previous owner did not provide any hides for it. The cage setup is a steril tub measuring 2.5 foot wide and about 1 foot in length. I have placed 4 hides (each corner), a water dish, and lots of aspen. Any thoughts ?

Sometimes snakes prefer to dig in substrate rather than go in hides.

Are the hides tight and secure? Are they big enough?

i would think its big enough, i have placed variety of sizes in the cage just to gauge its preferance. The same size hides are used for bps that are equivalent to the size of Sri and they love it. Maybe Sri prefers to bury herself, but then why not bury herself in the hide ? Hmmm.....

She may not feel she needs the hide. Did you 'show' her where the hides are? When I put a snake in a new cage I hold them so their head goes in the doorway to the hide.. normally the rest of them follows in.

I sure did .. i placed it right in front of the hide and closed the cage .. i could then see through the opaque screen that it was slithering around exporing a little and finally settled down to this one spot. It has been lying there ever since .. moving a bit every now and then. I am gonna try using a humid box when i get back .. although i dont have any moss, is soaking aspen a good idea ?

Very nice. Is Sri short for something?

I personally wouldn't soak aspen.. I guess it wouldn't hurt, but moss really is good for keeping the humidity up.

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Originally Posted by iceman25

Very nice. Is Sri short for something?

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Ok, here is the dictionary definition of Sri..

Sri or Shri noun 1 formerly an honorific title that in India precedes the name of a deity or a distinguished person.

So basically, im gonna just refer it as Sri till i probe it, which i will then add a name after her majestic title :) Hope that clears it

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I personally wouldn't soak aspen.. I guess it wouldn't hurt, but moss really is good for keeping the humidity up.

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I got a pack of Sphagnum Moss and have placed it in one of the hide box .. i will check tommorow if it likes it. Im sure it will :D

Yep Sri loves the moss! :D

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Beautiful snake. I love bloods and i'm glad there are people out there who are just as into them as I am (if not more).

Awesome blood, you got a really nice red one