Python sebae - juvenile

Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Warren Klein » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:18 pm

I found this little one under a crane track on a construction site here in Northern Angola, luckily it was not squashed.

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Keen to bite as always!
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Ruan Stander » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:23 pm

Lucky snake ! They are always so nice when they are young.
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby sgmpanza5 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:14 am

Oh come on. Give the little chap a kiss :D . Cool find........
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Mitton » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:16 am

That is a really beautiful python, love the colour.
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Dr Dill » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:19 am

Well done on saving him! Could not let such a beautiful animal get squished. :D
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Warren Klein » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:51 am

Thanks guys,

These ones do have much more yellow and defined pattern than our home grown P. natalensis
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Sico » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:03 pm

Awesome specimen Warren, thanks for sharing it!
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Bushviper » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:58 pm

I would recognise that any day just from the skins I have seen on sale at fleamarkets in various places in South Africa.
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Re: Python sebae - juvenile

Postby Ruan Stander » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:50 pm

And they want to give us a hard time with 'invasive' species.
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