Wow, trepidation. I know I am speaking to really knowledgeable snake keepers and herpers. So for me to say I know anything in this crowd makes me nervous. But I have what I have in my collection and I'd like to share - mostly for all the benefit I have received reading this site but also for the fun of spreading information (hopefully highly accurate) and, you know, the enjoyment of this hobby. Really, talking snakes, is just fun!
So I'd like to document my journey on the Scaleless Head road. And open this thread up to questions and contributions from you all (pronounced "all y'all", where I come from) whether or not you have Scaleless Head.
Right, so to start off, some of you have seen:
Het Albino Pastel Scaleless Head (male)
Another:
Pastel Scaleless Head Spider (male)
And my female:
Het Albino Pastel Scaleless Head
Below are some observations and interesting things I've discovered.
I have mentioned in another thread that something interesting happens when they shed. The eye caps split. I know photos right? Well I kept a shed just to shoot that pick but after it dried you couldn't see it. So I'll have to get a fresh shed. Of course, this has only happened 2 for 2 (one on each male) so I don't know if this happens everytime. Just an observation.
On other fronts SH act like any other ball python.
Anatomically they do have another difference. And I think this one is quite interesting. If I understand correctly one of the defining characteristics of pythons or ball pythons is the single scale cloaca. This is not true in Scaleless Head.
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