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I am aware that some species of pythons and boas are equipped with heat seeking pits that enable to find their warm blooded prey do jungle carpets have heet seeking pits too?

thanks,
john

np

I think it was called "which pythons lack heat sensing pits

Ben

So they do have the pits? do all carpet pythons have the? i looked on that forum they didnt talk about the jungle carpet pythons.

thanks,
john

The only pythons lacking heat pits are womas and blackheaded pythons.

Tim

Thanks n/p. I am going to get a pair of 2004 jungles at the Daytona Reptile show in August. I can't wait and I really look forward to that show. Jungle Carpets will be my first python. also they will be my first python breeding attempt when they get old enough for that.

john

That's exciting! I hope to get a pair or two of jungles this summer as well. I have IJ's right now, but have never had jungles. Good luck, and hopefully not too far down the road we'll both be producing some killer jungles!

Ben

Yeap I also love the jaguar jungle carpets too but they still are kind of high. One day I would like to have some pairs of jaguars and breed them also.

john

All pythons except womas and blackheads have pits, but even they are thought to be sensitive to thermal cues. This hypothesis arose because several boa species that lack pits or are variable, such as boa constrictors and anacondas, have been found to be sensitive.

Van

Cool, its interesting to me how they can find their prey in the dark I wander if the pits on the jungle carpet pythons enable them to see like the outline of the warm blooded prey they are after.it kind of gives them the evolutionary edge in a way when it comes to finding food.

john

Right now we believe that pit vipers and boids "image" infrared information similar to what infrared goggles do. Further, the nerve structures of both the visual (eyes) system and the infrared system merge before entering the brain. This suggests that they are simultaneously combining visual and infrared images. This gives these snakes a great edge in seeking food, locating potential predators, and locating shelter and basking sites.

Van

Sweet I would like to see the research when you get finished with it.

thanks,
john