Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
Nice animal.

Question: how is the locality of the snake determined? (ie eastern versus western). Is the locality verified somehow or is the descriptor "eastern" based on appearance?

Thanks in advance.
Good question! I actually didn't know myself until I went down to the 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona and saw a comparison for myself. It's difficult to say exact locales of specimens unless you find breeders that have kept extensive records of where they received their specimens originally came from. I was fortunate enough to find a breeder who did have such records, and mine are from the Queensland locale. Though breeders now usually just label their specimens as Black Headed Pythons unless they have records to validate their locales. As far as physical differences, the eastern variety of Black Headed Pythons tend to be larger and have more black and yellow or black and orange coloration to them. While the western variety tend to be smaller and have more a black and white or black and creme coloration. I posted a picture below of a western variety I saw while I was down at the 2013 NRBE. Hope this helps!