black python

[crush the turtle]

hey just wondering is thier any pythons in aus, that are just or mainly black

thanks

 

[bredli84]

there are some predominately black diamonds, as well as some melanistic darwins? i think snake ranch are trying to breed them.

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

black headeds are predominantly black on there heads LOL


like he said some diamonds are totally black
ive seen pics

 

[Sdaji]

There are "black" White-lipped Pythons in Australian territory, although not on the mainland. There's the hypermelanistic Darwin Carpet bredli84 mentioned. We don't yet have a true melanistic python in Australia, but we likely won't have to wait for too many years before one pops up. Some of the darkest Diamond Carpets get fairly close, but not close enough to look all that wonderful (okay, to all those I've offended, yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if you're weird enough to behold it, good for you! ). I'd trade both my arms for a melanistic Water Python! Even a hypermelanistic one would be awesome, with a glossy black body and bright yellow belly...

 

[GetCoiled]

bredli84 is right, there are some diamonds that look like M.boeleni.
Cheers
Stef

 

[alexander]

BTW who is breeding and handling the hypermelanistic Darwin Carpet project?

would love to see some more pictures of that awesome animal.

Alexander

 

[Fennwick]

does this sound right to you? - a friend of a friend once told me she has a friend who has a black olive python. do they even come in black?

 

[Shiv1]

Manalithic Darwin Carpet Pythons are mostly black like Bredli84 said

 

[bitey]

Is anyone able to post pics or links to pics of any of these ?
thanks

 

[RevDaniel]

I did have a nearly pure black diamond python.

 

[pugsly]

Someone say Black Diamonds?

 

[Nappy]

ewwww.


I like it!

 

[HoffOff]

That kills my Eye Pugsly

 

[eipper]

Hi all,

Leiopython was dismmised from being in Australia in early 2000.....the old dubious record of the Southern Highland Form of D'Albert's was put down as an incorrect locality.

Cheers,
Scott

 

[ozianimals]

I have seen a pic of an almost completely black wa woma.....

 

[Sdaji]

Hi all,

Leiopython was dismmised from being in Australia in early 2000.....the old dubious record of the Southern Highland Form of D'Albert's was put down as an incorrect locality.

Cheers,
Scott

That's on the mainland, virtually no one has taken those records seriously for a very long time. They're on Australian-owned islands in Torres Straight.

 

[KWKW]

yea wasnt there a black woma in the new keeping australian pythons book!

 

[bredli84]

how would you know it was a black woma, and not a black BHP?

 

[Jen]

pugsley those are gorgeous, are they yours?

 

[eipper]

John,

They have never been recorded on the mainland, nor in any reputable references reported them on the Cape either.

I am well aware of the "Australian" Islands just off the coast of PNG eg Sabai etc

NO Records of Leiopython are known from Australia or any of its Island territories.

If you read my post I did not make an exception for the torres strait islands as they quite simply are not recorded there.

D' albertis are a upland species restricted to closed forest and rainforest in the Southern Parts of their range (generally the southern form is found below the Owen Stanley Range).

In the 2 most recent publications covering Queensland's herpetofauna they were excluded both times, along with 2 varanid species that are yet to be confirmed within Australia (finschi and doreanus) by any Australian Museum or Parks office.

Regards,
Scott Eipper