A few tree monitor shots

[varanio]

Some of these are still healing from the sub par conditions they were kept in before they came to me. The pair of blackheads was a gift from the wife. She hates snakes and never in a million years would she let me get my one and only dream snake. I will never own another species, well except for womas.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I love the pics of the Emerald Tree Monitors! They are awesome looking monitors.

 

[jconley]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[davo]

Finally the day has come Alex! The Macrae's are just my fav. awesome. Lovely blackheads, congrats on them.

 

[Miguel]

Hey Alex!! What are these snakes?? Never heard of them before, even...are they constrictors?

 

[davo]

they are relatives to woma, google Aspidites melanocephalus. Not the easiest of snakes to keep and breed. Have you had any young yet?

 

[Miguel]

why is it not easy to keep??Please situate me...are we talking colubrid? Or phytons and boas? ( they don't look hot )...where does one file them in?

 

[Danyal]

they're austrailian pythons.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

why is it not easy to keep??Please situate me...are we talking colubrid? Or phytons and boas? ( they don't look hot )...where does one file them in?

They are Black Headed Pythons. Although I don't know what make them more difficult to keep in captivity though.

 

[varanio]

They are not very difficult to keep. The key with blackheads is keeping them very very hot much like an ackie or a storr's monitor for comparison. These snakes hunt monitor lizards in Oz in the most arrid regions. Miguel there should be some available in europe. Ask around alot of germans keep them. Maybe try the hamburg show? They do fare a high price here in the states. I dont know about in europe. Davo they havent bred theyre only 2 yr olds and they were kept seperate. I plan on breeding them next year. I want to see how they get along together first.