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I've just aquired 2.1 Indian Pythons that I've been trying to get for some time. Both males are about 4-5' long and the female about 10' long. I'd like to have Kelly Haller's opinion on the origin of these in situ. Any comments from anyone would be welcomed. This species was the very first boid that I bred and hatched successfuly so I really like them for nostalgic as well as their, in my opinion, one of the nicest Pythons on the planet.

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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

beutiful specimins, cant wait to find some of my own. Realy wanting Sri Lankan but interested in owning both. Thanks for sharing pics.

Thanks and Kelly Haller has FABULOUS pimbura...I've never seen better in Sri Lanka even..thanks
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

Very nice tom! You plan on breeding them?

Hi Tom,

Stunning examples of the Indian Python! Pure Indian's are a classic....much nicer than 99.9% of any python morph.

Congrats on getting back into these, they will only increase in value over the next years to come.

Pictured here is one of my India local snakes.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

Paul, Kelly, and everyone thanks for your kind words. I too, believe that Indian Pythons are one of the best species out there. I even remember a time when true Indians were much more common than Burmese Pythons. Back in the day [way back] an American named Jerry Anderson exported these from Karachi, Pakistan. We would always order baby ones and always get 5'-10' long ones. The big wild ones were flighty but did not bite. These were the snakes of choice for dancers, sideshows, etc because they were so naturally tame. As I said the first boid I ever bred were Python m. molurus. In that time Ball Pythons were incredibly RARE to obtain and fetched a price of over $100 each. This was in the late 60s-early 70's. I'm going to do my best next year to breed these fine snakes. As far as pimbura go I brought back in the early to mid eighty's 7-8 pairs of pure pimbura picked from the Zoo on Dehiwela and Kelly you might well have some of the descendents of my Pythons but at present you are the ONLY person I know with real pimbura. I've thought of one other person that's a good friend that still breeds pure Indians and he might have pimbura as well. I'll check it out for you..Again thanks..
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Tom Crutchfield
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I agree and must say that they are probably the most interesting and beautiful python species that I have worked with over the years. From the information that I have been able to gather, I believe these may indeed be related to the Dehiwela Zoo specimens you were working with. If you do run across what you believe are pure specimens, I would be most interested to see them. Also, I've heard that the zoo in Dehiwela is quite impressive. Thanks again,

Kelly

Tom, Do you think you'll have young available this year or next?

It will be next year until I breed them...thanks
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com