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This is a picture taken of the Olive Python I bought last weekend at the North Florida Reptile Expo.

I'm trying to figure out her subspecies, any thoughts?

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Must agree with Mark on this one

The coloration on the specimen seems very like the Apodora's i've seen.

A species that tend to grow quite large and if i don't remember wrong tend to be cannibalistic
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Regards

Jan Grathwohl

Ratsnakes:bairdi, bimaculata, climacophora, dione, longissimus, situla, subocularis, vulpinus gloydi, vulpinus vulpinus
Other Colubrids:Heterodon nasicus, Lampropeltis t. sinaloae, L. p. woodini, Lamprophis cf. inornatus, Oxyrhophus rhombifer
Constrictors:Acrantophis dumerilii, Antaresia maculosa, Epicrates c. maurus, Eryx colubrinus, Lichanura t. myriolepis, roseofusca, saslowi, trivirgata, Python regius.
Lizards:Cyrtodactylus consobrinus, C. papilionoides, C. pulchellus, Egernia cunninghami, Lepidodactylus lugubris, Oedura castelnaui, O. monilis
Frogs:Dendrobates azureus

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I took her to the vet this week and the fecal exam came back positive, so i'm deworming her in quarantine before adding her to my snake room. She measures about eight feet long and is sweet as can be. I don't know where the scars came from, but she took the prekilled rat I offered after about an hour(even though she was in shed!). Anyhow, she just shed yesterday, so i'll be posting some more pictures. She's quickly becoming one of my favorites and I hope to find her a boyfriend some day.

That is a Papuan python. i have 4, and they are not Olives. They are very similar in color, but the head structure and scalation is completely different. Papuan "Olive" python is a misnomer from when all papuans were just called Olives...this is no longer the case. Get in the habit of callng it a Papuan python, because thats what you bought. Now, that said..these are great snakes. They have an awesome two tone color to them that changes from deep Olive drab greens to nearly a golden yellowish. They are incredible feeders that will eat you out of house and home. They can be protective of their cages, and snappy, but once out, are ussually very handleable.
Its a good thing that you took her to the vet. She is almost certainly a wild caught individual as Captive Breedings of this snake are very, very uncommon. This is why I keep them. I want the "I bred papuan pythons" badge. Other than that, they are not expensive or overly popular, so most commerical breeders don't bother with them. Its too bad, I find them to be one of the most acitve, and curious snakes in my collection, and they will always remain one of my favorites. Good Luck with her!

T~

There is some info here on Papuans as well as a head scalation drawing of the difference between the Papuan and Olive
Papuan Pythons