angolan pythons?

Is there any chance that angolan pythons could be a hybrid. They look like ball pythons, come from the same area, and even roll into a ball when threatened. I was just thinking about it and wanted others opinions.
Could a Ball Python in the wild have bred with something to make the Angolans?

Thanks,
Bill

Is there any chance that angolan pythons could be a hybrid. They look like ball pythons, come from the same area, and even roll into a ball when threatened. I was just thinking about it and wanted others opinions.
Could a Ball Python in the wild have bred with something to make the Angolans?

Umm.... it's highly unlikely that they are wild occuring crosses.

Africa................Australia.............

Angolans are without a doubt their own species. I mean there's no sense in even pondering that. Their similar characteristics are also pretty easy to explain...evolution is an amazing thing.

The Ball Pythons geographic range is all north of the equator.

Geographic range
Found in Africa from Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Niger and Nigeria through Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic to Sudan and Uganda. No type locality was given in the original description.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_python

The Angola Pythons geographic range is south of the equator.

Geographic range
Found in Africa in southern Angola and northern Namibia. The type locality given is "Catumbella [Catumbela]" near Lobito, Angola.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_anchietae

The two are closely related but they don't meet in the wild. Perhaps they did eons ago but not today.

See a map of Africa to help put this in perspective.

http://tinyurl.com/4ddlsp

Thanks for all the detailed information, I knew I would get the answers I needed by posting here..

Originally Posted by SPJ

Umm.... it's highly unlikely that they are wild occuring crosses.

Africa................Australia.............

What's with the Australia thing. Shall we wait for you to take your foot out of your mouth before we start razzing you.

Originally Posted by sschind

What's with the Australia thing. Shall we wait for you to take your foot out of your mouth before we start razzing you.

NO-NO-NO....Let's not wait, let's start razzin Steve now!!!

Angolans are really carpet and balls crossed and have been planted by the Australian govt.

Just like burms don't come from Burma. They come from Florida. Geesh. Is there even a place called burma?

You must people must have had a public edjumacation.

I stand corrected Steve, my sincerest apologies....

Originally Posted by SPJ

Angolans are really carpet and balls crossed and have been planted by the Australian govt.
Just like burms don't come from Burma. They come from Florida. Geesh. Is there even a place called burma?
You must people must have had a public edjumacation.

Steve, Please edjumacate yourself before you make ignorant remarks, Thank You. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar[1] (Burmese: , pronounced [pjìdàunzṵ mjəmà nàinŋàndɔ̀]), is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.The British began conquering Burma in 1824 and incorporated the country into the British Raj in 1886. Burma was administered as a province of British India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony. The country achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 1948, as the "Union of Burma". It became the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" on 4 January 1974, before reverting to the "Union of Burma" on 23 September 1988. On 18 June 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) adopted the name "Union of Myanmar" for English transliteration. This controversial name change in English was not recognized by the opposition groups and many English-speaking nations.
The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
Burma's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. Its political system remains under the tight control of SPDC, the military led government, since 1992, by Senior General Than Shwe. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements.