James the Stimson's Python

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A great snake. I've often wondered why this snake isn't more popular in the pet trade.

Congrats!
Jim Smith

I've wondered the same. The antaresia pythons are bulletproof in terms of forgiveness of husbandry mistakes, are easy to handle and are more interactive than your average boid. They also stay a manageable size and subsequently don't take up a great deal of space.

In this day and age. I guess the lack of color morphs has hurt them. Corn snakes and ball pythons come in innumerable colors and patterns. Stimson's have a wide variability in color and pattern but it tends to be a variance of the same degree - no where near what you can get in a ball or a corn or even in a gopher snake.

Laura - that second pic is great. It's obvious after six years of staring at my mug he's intent on checking out a new face.