So, while I was browsing what little natural information about short tailed pythons exist on the web, it came to my attention that within each closely related species was described as different localities and races. However, I couldn't get any farther than knowing that there are several different kinds exist, and all I can find is that their are two distinct black short tailed types, one of which is a bright, yellow headed dwarf (only getting as large as 3 feet) race, and the other being the super dark, black headed, bloods we typically see. There also appears to be two kinds of red bloods; the the more common darker, black headed Sumatran blood, and the awfully rare Malaysian blood, with lighter shades of red/orange and a tan head. There aren't any localities or races described for the Borneo python that I know of.
I'm also baffled by all this talk of head colors, like black headed, chrome headed, and yellow headed. (Mainly in black blood pythons.) Where do these come from; are they mixes of localities, and what are their genetics? Do they differ from each other in size or just colors?
Also, how big do each of the three short tailed species get? I hear red bloods are the biggest, and black bloods are the smallest, with Borneos in-between. But what are the measurement numbers?
I would definitely appreciate some feedback to clear this up!