Moon's Graden

by **Dave Rus** » Sun, 16 May 1993 03:54:28

Anyone else with jungle carpet pythons care to comment on their temperament?

I've got a month old male which loves to strike me to no end. The moment
I pop open the lid on his sweater box he starts firing away (air strikes).
Once I've picked him up he continues to turn his head a strike at my hand.
Since he strikes and releases quickly I assume it is a defensive behavior.
His little teeth feel like tiny sharp needles.

So anyway, is this common behavior and do they settle down as they get
older, or did I just happen to come upon a hot one? The snake is 50%
Barlett ***lines.

Regards,

by **Simon Blombe** » Mon, 17 May 1993 09:48:32

Quote:

>Anyone else with jungle carpet pythons care to comment on their temperament?
>I've got a month old male which loves to strike me to no end. The moment
>I pop open the lid on his sweater box he starts firing away (air strikes).
>Once I've picked him up he continues to turn his head a strike at my hand.
>Since he strikes and releases quickly I assume it is a defensive behavior.
>His little teeth feel like tiny sharp needles.
>So anyway, is this common behavior and do they settle down as they get
>older, or did I just happen to come upon a hot one? The snake is 50%
>Barlett ***lines.
>Regards,

Carpet pythons in Australia (_Morelia spilota variegata_) tend to be much more
aggressive than Diamond pythons (_Morelia spilota spilota_). On university
open days, we let members of the general public handle Diamond pythons, but
we would never consider letting anyone handle a carpet python.

Simon.

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School of Biol. Sciences, A08
University of Sydney We demand the right to stop to look even at
NSW 2006 Australia lizards, which are nobody's property. -JBS Haldane

by **Anthony A. Dat** » Tue, 18 May 1993 06:12:50

Quote:

>Carpet pythons in Australia (_Morelia spilota variegata_) tend to be much more
>aggressive than Diamond pythons (_Morelia spilota spilota_). On university
>open days, we let members of the general public handle Diamond pythons, but
>we would never consider letting anyone handle a carpet python.

I knew someone who insisted that they were in Liasis. This guy also advocated
the use of walnut shells as a substrate.

I've wanted a pair of Diamonds for quite some time, but they're difficult to
come by in the US.

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by **Simon Blombe** » Tue, 18 May 1993 12:15:00

Quote:

>>Carpet pythons in Australia (_Morelia spilota variegata_) tend to be much more
>>aggressive than Diamond pythons (_Morelia spilota spilota_). On university
>>open days, we let members of the general public handle Diamond pythons, but
>>we would never consider letting anyone handle a carpet python.
>I knew someone who insisted that they were in Liasis. This guy also advocated
>the use of walnut shells as a substrate.

Nope. They are in _Morelia_, although they were in _Python_ for a while, some
time ago. The systematics of Australian herps is in a state of flux, so I
wouldn't rule out the possibility of them being placed in _Liasis_ some time
next week ;-) .

We keep our pythons on newspaper. I would think that newspaper would be easier
to change than walnut shells (easier to get, too). Newspaper wouldn't look as
nice, of course.

Quote:

>I've wanted a pair of Diamonds for quite some time, but they're difficult to
>come by in the US.

You mean there's nobody breeding them there? I thought you guys bred
everything :-) !

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School of Biol. Sciences, A08
University of Sydney We demand the right to stop to look even at
NSW 2006 Australia lizards, which are nobody's property. -JBS Haldane

by **Don Baldw** » Wed, 19 May 1993 03:00:48

Quote:

(Simon Blomberg) writes:
>>Anyone else with jungle carpet pythons care to comment on their temperament?

>>I've got a month old male which loves to strike me to no end. The moment
>>I pop open the lid on his sweater box he starts firing away (air strikes).
>>Once I've picked him up he continues to turn his head a strike at my hand.
>>Since he strikes and releases quickly I assume it is a defensive behavior.
>>His little teeth feel like tiny sharp needles.

>>So anyway, is this common behavior and do they settle down as they get
>>older, or did I just happen to come upon a hot one? The snake is 50%
>>Barlett ***lines.

>Carpet pythons in Australia (_Morelia spilota variegata_) tend to be much more
>aggressive than Diamond pythons (_Morelia spilota spilota_). On university
>open days, we let members of the general public handle Diamond pythons, but
>we would never consider letting anyone handle a carpet python.

Odd, I don't handle my half grown Carpet Python often enough and he
still doesn't bite, once I get him out of his cage...

don

by **Simon Blombe** » Wed, 19 May 1993 16:53:46

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Quote:

>Odd, I don't handle my half grown Carpet Python often enough and he
>still doesn't bite, once I get him out of his cage...
> don

Like most things in biology, there are exceptions. You were
lucky to get a placid one. Interestingly, the differences in behaviour of
specimens in captivity seem to relate to differences in the mating systems of
Diamonds and Carpets.The data is a bit scanty, but it seems that Carpets
undergo male combat for mates during the mating season (in the wild). But
male combat has never been observed in Diamonds.

Simon.

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School of Biol. Sciences, A08
University of Sydney We demand the right to stop to look even at
NSW 2006 Australia lizards, which are nobody's property. -JBS Haldane

Moon's Graden

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?

Jungle Carpet Python temperament?