The first molurus morph was a leaucistic Indian Python [molurus molurus] that Carl Kauffield had on loan for a while at the Staten Island Zoo. Her name was Serata [if my memory serves me correct]. I'm not sure where the snake came from or what happened to it. The albino Burms I eventually aquired were ALL caught as wild ones a short distance north of Bangkok according to Mr. Dang. There were several more after the original three and in fact I sent the original big female back to Dang and he traded me another smaller female because the big one had a lot of sentimental value to him. To the best of my knowledge all were PURE wc Pythons. Dang because he was a devout Buddhist had a lg collection of albino animals including Monkeys, Wallabies, Birds, and Reptiles. Mr Dang on my first visit handed me the skull of a Kouprey a lg wild bovine thought to be extinct for many years. Shortly after he showed the late John Baylor of the New York Zoological Society the same skull and Kouprey were rediscovered. Dang and my other late friend Wirot Nutaphund were a wealth of knowledge about Thai wildlife...I really liked him and I went to the cremation of his parents and brother. By that time his health was going downhill. He had a stroke and on my last trip in 1988 he was alive but because of the stroke couldn't talk etc but I did visit Wirot. A lot of "first" critters were discovered by the 2 of them. I'm going back to Thailand soon to visit Uthen and other friends but I certainly will miss Dang and Wirot...
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Tom Crutchfield

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