Sandhill carpet python?

[Anthon]

I came across this in a book and am wondering if anyone knows what species of carpet python a 'sandhill carpet python' is. Thanks!

 

[pythons73]

Are you sure its called a sandhill python...NOT Anthill python,which is Australias smallest python..which is a species of Antaresia....(childrens,spotted,stimsons)

 

[Brodie]

Which book, mate?

 

[Anthon]

Its in the 'Introductory dictionary of Western Arrernte' (spoken in NT around Macdonnel ranges) by Gavan Breen and it has: "sandhill carpet snake" with a few translations. The only carpet python there is the bredli right? So would it be that? (Although I didn't think they had much to do with sandhills). Thanks for the answers

 

[waruikazi]

What was the publication date?

Edit:
Yep, just looked up the location of that language and it will be referring to bredli. What was the local name for them BTW?

 

[scorps]

Easiest way to have gotten the answer you where looking for mate would have been to either have googled or posted up the scientific name.

 

[waruikazi]

Easiest way to have gotten the answer you where looking for mate would have been to either have googled or posted up the scientific name.

Scorps, try doing what you have just suggested and see the results you get.

 

[scorps]

Scorps, try doing what you have just suggested and see the results you get.

By typing in 'Sandhill Python Northern Territory' I got results all based on Oenpelli Pythons, what I was saying was the Scientific Name although not owning the book that Anthon owns I woulnt know what the Sandhill Python is listed as although it most likely would of helped in the aid of discovering the identity of the python.


[edit] By searching 'Introductory dictionary of Western Arrernte' in various combinations I still didnt find that many refrences apart from a few different American answers.

What results did you find Waruikazi I would be interested to read about this as some search results seemed to point the name more towards Oeneplli Python although I do agree that it is most likely a Bredli

 

[waruikazi]

By typing in 'Sandhill Python Northern Territory' I got results all based on Oenpelli Pythons, what I was saying was the Scientific Name although not owning the book that Anthon owns I woulnt know what the Sandhill Python is listed as although it most likely would of helped in the aid of discovering the identity of the python.

Anthon is using an Arrernte (which from memory is the language of the Aranda people around Alice) to English dictionary. It is very unlikely that the dictionary is of recent publication and even less likely that the authors listed scientific names of animals.

The name for oenpelli python in one of the languages of the area they are found in (Kunwinjku) is Narrawan.

 

[waruikazi]

[edit] By searching 'Introductory dictionary of Western Arrernte' in various combinations I still didnt find that many refrences apart from a few different American answers.

What results did you find Waruikazi I would be interested to read about this as some search results seemed to point the name more towards Oeneplli Python although I do agree that it is most likely a Bredli

I looked at the question differntly. I'm semi familiar with the area the language is used and i have an interest in indig languages. So i checked what area the language was from and the 'carpet' from that area is bredli.

 

[licky]

isnt it a pygmy spotted/python or some thing?

 

[waruikazi]

isnt it a pygmy spotted/python or some thing?

No they are from a different area, also called an anthill python not a sandhill python.

 

[waruikazi]

Sorry Nawarran not Narrawan, i mix it up everytime!

 

[Anthon]

Sorry Nawarran not Narrawan, i mix it up everytime!

Hi, thanks for the answers.

The dictionary was published in 2000 and looking in the English to Western Arrernte section I get 'carpet snake' as intwerrkenhe and 'sandhill carpet snake' as inenhe, kweneye or utneye.

I've just looked and found these words in the Western Arrernte to English section and it defines them as: "woma, sandhill carpet snake (Aspidites ramsayi)".

Not sure why the woma is being called a 'carpet snake' but problem solved Thanks for your help!

 

[licky]

wow we were all wrong

 

[scorps]

I looked at the question differntly. I'm semi familiar with the area the language is used and i have an interest in indig languages. So i checked what area the language was from and the 'carpet' from that area is bredli.

Haha we where both wrong

Told you the scientific name would of just soughted the problem out

Im not familier at all with any indiginous languages from NT although I would believe it would be a very interesting feild to look into