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reptilicus81
at Wed Aug 9 12:17:52 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by reptilicus81 ]
In some parts of Africa the species is worshipped.
Central Pets Says it better than me:
The Ekoi people of Nigeria tell a tale of Python, who took from his mouth a shining stone and sold it to Sheep for a farm. Through a series of events the stone ended up in God's hands who placed it in the night sky whereupon it became the moon. Indeed the royal denotation of the Ball Python's scientific name (Python regius) is no accident.
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8.15 Normal ball pythons
2.0 Pastel ball pythons
1.0 Plains Garter
0.1 Normal Kenyan Sand Boa
1.1 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Mid-Baja Rosy Boa
0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat
1.2 Dumeril's Boa
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*Amy*
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RE: Origin of the term 'Royal' Python?....> - reptilicus81, Wed Aug 9 12:17:52 2006