Aussie Pythons and Snakes

Mrs Mac · #1 02-Mar-07, 02:45 PM

Hi everyone!
ok well my brother rang me last night telling me he had a new snake, he was told was a Amethystine python and that i should come round and check it out.......... The thing is he doesn't have a reptile licence, never has and he was given an adult carpet snake about a year ago because the shelia could no longer look after it... or so he says. So i asked him how he did all this without a licence and he said that he swaped his carpet snake with the Amethystine python from a 14 year old kid who said he found the 6foot python on the beach at Rainbow beach (qld) .......mmmmmm now correct me if im wrong but i thought Amethystine pythons were only found far north qld in tropical forests. he also took the snake to the vet in Brighton to be wormed and checked over and she told him what the snake was and that it was a fully grown adult....... also correct me if im wrong but i thought the Amethystine pythons grew really big........ Sorry for the big storey but i am really angry with my brother as he has a WILD snake and no licence and i just think thats wrong.

Chris1 · #2 02-Mar-07, 02:54 PM

maybe its an escapee from someones house?

is it eating and stuff,..?

yeah, it'd definately be worng to keep a wild one, but if its someones lost pet it'll probably do better with him than in the wild.

did the vet confirm it was wild?

cris · #3 02-Mar-07, 02:58 PM

Its most likely a carpet snake, boo ___ hoo if hes keeping it illegally, its up to him if he wants to risk it. If you dont have a legal herp collection you dont really have anything to lose apart from money and your recor

Mrs Mac · #4 02-Mar-07, 03:00 PM

yeah i was thinking the same thing about it being some ones pet but my brother is a dodgy person so i cant be sure if he even took it to the vet or not. For all i know he could of stole it, the kid who gave it to him sounds iffy too, obviously a 14 year old wont have a licence and said he found it on the beach. i thought Amethystine pythons were nocturnal. i dont know.... im going to go round and have a look at it to see if its wild or what it is... i reckon it might just be a carpet....

tempest · #5 02-Mar-07, 03:00 PM

Isn't Amythestine Python another name for Scrub Pythons?

junglepython2 · #6 02-Mar-07, 03:00 PM

salebrosus · #7 02-Mar-07, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Mac

Hi everyone!
ok well my brother rang me last night telling me he had a new snake, he was told was a Amethystine python and that i should come round and check it out.......... The thing is he doesn't have a reptile licence, never has and he was given an adult carpet snake about a year ago because the shelia could no longer look after it... or so he says. So i asked him how he did all this without a licence and he said that he swaped his carpet snake with the Amethystine python from a 14 year old kid who said he found the 6foot python on the beach at Rainbow beach (qld) .......mmmmmm now correct me if im wrong but i thought Amethystine pythons were only found far north qld in tropical forests. he also took the snake to the vet in Brighton to be wormed and checked over and she told him what the snake was and that it was a fully grown adult....... also correct me if im wrong but i thought the Amethystine pythons grew really big........ Sorry for the big storey but i am really angry with my brother as he has a WILD snake and no licence and i just think thats wrong.

Sorry Mrs Mac but i wouldn't waste your time getting angry. Best thing to do is worry about looking after the animal and making sure your brother doesn't get in the shat. I wouldn't post stuff like that on here as Parks do watch these threads. I'd be more worried about the animal and my brother than getting angry cos' he's done something that goes against your opinion/beliefs. I for one don't have an issue with the odd animal going home with somone- seen to many killed by neighbours and cats to care.
Good luck with your dilemma.

Simone.

Mrs Mac · #8 02-Mar-07, 03:02 PM

He just makes me so angry some times, just wish he would do the right thing.. when i go around to his place to check it out i'll take some pics to post.

salebrosus · #9 02-Mar-07, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Mac

but my brother is a dodgy person so i cant be sure if he even took it to the vet or not. For all i know he could of stole it, ...

Are you sure that's not my brother your talking about LOL

Simone.

cris · #10 02-Mar-07, 03:06 PM

I dont really think its a smart thing to be posting on a forum from a legal point of view, because now even you are breaking the law by allowing him to break the law without reporting it.

Aslan · #11 02-Mar-07, 03:06 PM

Well we can clear up one part of your post - if it is a full grown scrubby he would well and truly know it...

6ft is likely a Carpet of some description...would be good to get a pic or two up though...

buck · #12 02-Mar-07, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tempest

Isn't Amythestine Python another name for Scrub Pythons?

No. Scrub Python is another name for Amethystine Python

Seriously though I would doubt that he has a full grown scrub python. It is either a full grown coastal or a sub adult scrub and the Vet doesn't know the difference.

Mrs Mac · #13 02-Mar-07, 03:10 PM

yeah i'll get pics up in thr next few days. yeah i was pretty stumped that he said the vet told him it was an adult Amethystine python. I asked him how long is it and he said 168cm, so thats only really 5.5 feet.

Mrs Mac · #14 02-Mar-07, 03:11 PM

i reckon the vets dosen't know anything or he didnt take it to a vet and just lied cos i was yelling at him.

junglepython2 · #15 02-Mar-07, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Mac

yeah i'll get pics up in thr next few days. yeah i was pretty stumped that he said the vet told him it was an adult Amethystine python. I asked him how long is it and he said 168cm, so thats only really 5.5 feet.

He did well to get such an accurate measurement if it really was a scrub. Will most likely be a carpet.