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Thread: Royal python

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    I think that sounds better then bp. Bp is like calling a porcupine a spiky thing.

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    I gotta agree with ya on that one royal python sounds a lot more dignified.

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    That's why I named mine Rex ("The King"). :lol:

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    That's how my gopher got his name "Caesar." We had originally planned on getting a bp and I wanted to give him a regal name, so we chose Caesar. Then ended up getting the gopher instead, but my daughter still wanted to give him that name. I'll have to come up with something different when I eventually get a royal!
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    Hmmmm

    royal-pythons.net hmmm

    For those of you who read, why do they call them royal pythons?

    Quiz time!

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    the pattern looks like a row of crowns on the sides. am i right? i never ead that anywhere...i just assumed.

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    In Europe they are known as the royal python because of their latin name, Regius, which translates to royal, or royalty in English; hence the name royal python. They are better known as the ball python in the U.S.A and other places because of an interesting defense mechanism. When frightened a ball python will coil into a ball, with its head firmly stuck in between it’s coils. This helps to make the python a tough meal for any potential predator or attacker.

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    aw man.....well....has anyone else noticed the crowns on the side?
    p.s. regius meaning royal was gonna be my second guess....seriously!

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    Crown's and Alien's......Lot's of alien's
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    But why did they get the Latin name Regius?

    I remember reading a report on them in Africa that mentioned that they are sacred to several tribes. Maybe that has something to do with it.

    Of course balled up maybe you could ware one on your head as a crown

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