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    Re: Amethyst Python

    Quote Originally Posted by Mustang5 View Post
    I have heard of a scrub Python before. So is a amethyst just another name for them?
    Morelia amethystine is the scientific name.

    It is also called the scrub python or amethystine python.

    There are different sub-species some get huge like the Kinghorni scrub python. That is arguably the largest snake in Australia. Some say based on overall length AND THICKNESS the Olive python is larger.

    I don't know much about them other than they are highly arboreal, and Nick Mutton works with the Tanimbar version. (quite small)

    The Barneck scrub python is a bigger snake, and DM Exotics works with them and has a nice spot on You Tube dealing with them.

    I'd love to own one, however they need a lot of space, and there are not a lot of captive bred specimens in the US right now. I hear they can be a bit unpredictable, but that can happen with any snake.

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