Olives with difference

[Waterrat]

I find these Papuan olive pythons incredible. A friend of mine just emailed me, they grow to 4.5 - 5 metres at this particular spot where we might be going soon. Jealous?

 

[saximus]

Wow the green is spectacular. Lucky you

 

[richoman_3]

stunning!

 

[CamdeJong]

EXTREMELY. Their heads look more stout, are they still L. o. olivaceus? Maybe it's just this uni computer which I'm using for the wrong reasons...

 

[viridis]

EXTREMELY. Their heads look more stout, are they still L. o. olivaceus? Maybe it's just this uni computer which I'm using for the wrong reasons...

Nope they are belong to their own genus Apodora papuana. They are not the same as our L. olivaceus

 

[harley0402]

that photo looks sexy

 

[-Peter]

Jealous? ha! not at all...




Maybe a bit. Keep that camera handy.

 

[congo_python]

wow......... how many are you bringing back with you lol

 

[mje772003]

mmmm I think i still like Australian Olives better ?

 

[Waterrat]

wow......... how many are you bringing back with you lol

Interested? I am taking 1K deposits now. I will PM you my banking details. :shock:

mmmm I think i still like Australian Olives better ?

What's better about them - be specific. Have you seen any or had anything to do with the Apodora?

 

[cactus2u]

very cool!!!. what % is that deposit ?? lol

 

[thals]

Doh, am I the only one who can't see any pics here? :?

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Thalia,google the papuan olive or Apodora papuana.
It's truely an awesome python.
I have a f/b friend in the UK that breeds them, Ill suggest you yeh?.

 

[reptilife]

Doh, am I the only one who can't see any pics here? :?

Nope.

 

[lgotje]

Cool

 

[seanjbkorbett]

loving the defined scales on the head! Beautiful snake! Olive pythons ,one of the best pythons out there,hands down!

 

[AUSHERP]

Are they that colour in the flesh or do they have a coloured light above them? they are truly stunning.......

 

[-Katana-]

Oh.........*WANT*

But wait up......Has there been any serious attempt to catalog species of herps of the Torres Straight Islands?
AND aren't the Torres Straight Islands still a part (technically) of Queensland?

I'd be busting a gut to explore these Islands to see if this species of Olive actually existed on Australian soil..albeit in the Torres Straight.

 

[Waterrat]

Are they that colour in the flesh or do they have a coloured light above them? they are truly stunning.......

They can look like that but they can also be pretty drabby just like our olives.


Akwendy, the Torres Strait islands were thoroughly surveyed and fauna recorded. If you have Reptiles Australia mags, there was an article there somewhere about Sabai island herps. There no Apodora there but white lips are on Sabai.

 

[-Katana-]

Bugger....oh well..I guess it doesn't hurt to ask the question.