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is there a difference between a blood and short tail python?
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy

The two names are used inter-changeably. In most cases incorrectly. All "Bloods" are short-tails, but not all short-tails are bloods. "Blood" pythons are Python brongersmai that are red in color. They come in yellow, brown and red. Other short-tailed pythons are Python curtus or "black" bloods or short-tails and Python breitensteini call "borneo" bloods or short-tails. P. breitensteini is only found on the island of Borneo and P. brongersmai and P. curtus are found primarily on Malaysia/Sumatra, but not on Borneo.

Hope that helps.
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can you breed them both with ball pythons?
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy

I, personally, would say no. Usually breeding different sub-species is never a good idea...but it does happen. But that's just my opinion.