Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
So the entire US/european stock of aussie pythons, excluding a few notable exceptions, can be traced to a handful(or maybe more than a handful.. any idea on how many were exported?) of animals exported pre 1970s?
No I wouldn't say it is anywere near that cut and dry. Here is the link to a thread you should read it outlines how jungles were brought in but also there is a lot of other stuff that just showed up but this is a good thread and should answer your questions partially.

http://www.moreliapythons.com/forums...founding+stock