Canis lupus hominis

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1. on January 28, 2010 at 3:29 pm Sengimage

   I can say from what I can see…. Its not a sand type of Boa because of the longer tapered tail. It appears to be mature and well fed and obviously a species of constrictor. I can’t see the pitting patterns around the lips so the head shape can lean to either a Boa or Python. The rosette pattern being staggered suggests to me more of a python species and the newspaper for scale hints at a smaller species.

   My guess is a Stimsons Python????? Not sure.

   
   
2. on January 28, 2010 at 7:37 pm veryvizsla

   Scary snake? Judging by the buldge in it’s side it just ate something really big!

   
   
3. on January 28, 2010 at 8:35 pm Jess

   That is a ‘Borneo bateater’ python. It is a cross between a Burmese python and a Reticulated python, judging by the pattern it’s what they call a Tiger or super Tiger Retic, which is a really gorgeous looking snake.

   
   
4. on January 28, 2010 at 8:47 pm Sengimage

   If thats the case Jess… This is no small snake…. Just a young one.

   I’ve owned so many snakes in my life but never thought of crossing any species. This is cool, I wonder if this is one of the new mutants also getting around in the Florida Everglades?

   
   
   • on January 28, 2010 at 9:16 pm Jess

     You can guess it’s size by comparing it to the classified columns it’s lying on.

     
     
     • on January 29, 2010 at 8:54 pm Sengimage

       Still if its not far beyond 5ft in length it can be any of the smaller species of Pythons that have that type of rosette pattern.

       
       
       • on January 30, 2010 at 12:15 am Jess

         You need to pay attention to the head shape and the scales on the head. Ignore the color and pattern.

         
         
         • on January 30, 2010 at 12:23 am retrieverman

           You are correct, I’m working on the right up right now.

           
           
5. on January 28, 2010 at 9:00 pm cyborgsuzy

   Looks like carpet python morph or hybird, though they aren’t usually that fat-bodied (even after a meal as this one obviously just had). I’ve seen a carpet python x ball python (“carpall”) that had markings like this. That’s my guess.

   I don’t think it’s a tiger retic because those tend to have solid coloring or long dorsal stripes like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyborgsuzy/404284523/

   
   
   • on January 28, 2010 at 9:29 pm Jess

     I meant the Retic side of the cross is a Tiger.

     
     

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