OK guys lets have some collective knowledge on Rough Scaled Pythons.
How big do they get?
Care sheets?
Price for hatchies
Pictures.
Habitat and native area.
Anyone who's kept them how do they handle, etc,etc you know the usual discussion.
cheers.
About 1.8m max, very slender particularly in the neck region, this is what makes their heads so appealing.
Care is similar to that of othe carpet python species. They do not require humidity levels like chondros. They are highly arboreal and you will find everything you need to know about them in 2 issues of Reptile Australia magazine and in the upcoming book Breeding Australian Pythons. Husbandry is fairly easy although the most diffiuclt bit is getting hatchlings feeding and then switching to rodents. This can take time. As John Weigel is the only one who has bred them thus far, he could elaborate.
Current price for hatchies 10k per pair at present.
The come from the Northern Kimberly region around the Mitchell Falls area, it is expected from recent pictures that it also occurs on neighbouring Bigge Island as well. The are highly arboreal and move easily through tree tops and because of their body shape they are adapted to jamming themselves in tight rock crevices.
They are a stunning python with a lot of curiosity and character. The appear to have a personality (if their is such a thing in snakes). Their stunning blue/grey eyes, heart shaped head and slender neck are completely unique. Most photographs you see don't do them justice. Their colours can shift dramatically within minutes from drab browns to light grey baground making a stunning contrast much like that of a wheatbelt stimmie. Whilst this happens readily in adults, hatchies don't show this significantly.
As for their teeth, hatchlings can be clumsy in the way they strike ad regularly get your hand. They put on a stunning threat display, opening their mouth totally (nearly inside out and parading around like a frilled neck lizard). Adults are very placid and it is hard to get this response from them. They are easily handled but tend to dart around a bit like a green tree snake (although not quite as fast). The scales begin to get (rough) at about 12 months.
Whilst many think the colours are boring, they have to be one of the most unique intersting pythons i've ever seen. They have significantly more to offer than just rareity and i think they will become a favourite amongst keepers who have actually seen what they are like in captivity.
They are fast becoming my favourite Australian python and i find myself watching them for hours.
Cheers
