Some of our collection

[Tanith]

Up until a couple months ago, I never had an Australian snake, then 3 landed practically on my lap, and I gotta tell you, they are the most awesome animals! Not only are they beautiful, but they have the most amazing personalities.
I know I have TONS to learn about these guys. I have no idea what SA is. Can you explain it to me? (Yes, I am really that dense)

 

[itbites]

There are several different types of Woma's Tanami Uluru S.A etc....

 

[Tanith]

I have no idea. I didn't know there were different types of Womas until I came here to learn about them. The lady I got them from just said they were Womas. Would better pictures help?

 

[DDALDD]

G'day Tanith,

The woma prefixes are to do with their locality. Different localities often have a slightly/extemely different pattern. Tanami, Uluru etc are all regions of Australia where (or close to where) those womas can be found in the wild. I believe SA Womas are from South Australia, an Australian state. I could be wrong though. The locality prefix is very common in Aussie pythons. You'll find it with many species.

 

[Tanith]

Oh, okay. Now I get it. Kind of on the same way Red Tail Boa is a somewhat "generic" term for the species, but there are 7 different types based on locality, right?
So according to their health cards, both these Womas were captive born here in the states. How would I go about finding out what type they are? Or could I, for that matter?

 

[DDALDD]

Yup, just talking about a different locality, not species.

In regards to your snakes, overseas bloodlines are unlikely to have been bred with an eye towards keeping the lines pure. It's more than likely that the species have simply been allowed to breed regardless of locality. This is conjecture on my part though, I'm just guessing that in the States the importance of pure locality bloodlines is not as highly valued as it is to some Aussie herpers. If you got your womas from a breeder who specialises in them they may know. If not, take a few good pictures and post them up here. Someone who knows womas well may be able to tell you.

 

[Tanith]

You know, I think you're exactly right. Womas are so few and far between here and are such a coveted species that what locality they are from just hasn't become as important to many as just the species itself. (That, and theres not alot of information on them here to begin with)
Thank you so much for the information. I'm going to work on compiling some good pictures of these two. I'd love to get some opinions and ideas on where these guys came from, if it can be determined. (If there hasn't been so much captive breeding here that its no longer really distinguishable. Did that make sense?)
So, how many locality bloodlines are there?

 

[DDALDD]

No worries at all. As you say, the case may be that the bloodlines have been so diluted that there's no way to distinguish anymore. As to the exact number of localities, I'm not entirely sure. Womas are not my specialty. Neither is any other species really, as I'm new to this scene, but saying that makes me sound more knowledgeable.

 

[sevrum]

all of the american womas look like south oz x tanami imo

 

[justbrad]

you have a very nice collection there!

 

[jaih]

Awsome collection, Thanks for sharing.